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On a sweltering Oslo summer, three families face turmoil as their deceased loved ones inexplicably return from the dead.
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On a hot summer day in Oslo, the dead mysteriously awaken, and three families are thrown into chaos when their deceased loved ones come back to them.
"Handling the Undead is a Norwegian film and one of the most interesting zombie propositions you’ll see in years. The story follows three characters dealing with their grief over the recent deaths of loved ones when a mysterious event causes the dead to return to life without explanation. This is not the type of film that presents a catastrophic and spectacular zombie apocalypse, but rather, through sensitive performances (one of them by Renate Reinsve, star of The Worst Person in the World), it reflects on what it means to move forward when we’ve lost everything, but can’t let the past die. Read more in our full review of Handling the Undead."