Gabriel Bier Gislason
Alum Gabriel Bier Gislason’s debut feature Attachment will have its international premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
“Attachment is a horror romance about love at first sight, steeped in Jewish folklore,” writes Lucy Mukerjee for Tribeca. “Maja, a Danish has-been actress, pays her bills by reprising her role from an old Christmas TV show at local shopping centres and libraries. So, when she falls in love with Leah, a young, Jewish academic from London, it seems her life might finally be taking a turn for the better. But when Leah suffers a mysterious seizure, leading to a debilitating injury, Maja fears their whirlwind romance might be cut short – and decides to follow Leah back to her home in the Hasidic neighborhood of Stamford Hill, London. There, she meets her new downstairs neighbour: Leah’s mother, Chana. An overbearing and secretive woman, Chana seems resistant to all of Maja’s attempts to win her over. And as Maja begins to notice strange occurrences in the building, she begins to suspect that Chana’s secrets could be much darker that first anticipated – and that the woman she loves might be carrying the biggest secret of all. This lesbian possession story rooted in Orthodox Judaism serves as an allegory for codependence, conjuring a unique cinematic world and keeping us riveted as it continually delves deeper and darker.”
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In the starring roles are Josefine Park (Shorta, The Rain), Ellie Kendrick (Game of Thrones, An Education), Sofie Gråbøl (The Killing) and David Dencik (No Time to Die).
“Attachment” will premiere in the Midnight category, described as the best in horror, sci-fi and cult cinema for the late-night crowd. The film is then set to release in Denmark on August 18, 2022.
Read more at Tribeca.