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The Sleepwalker

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Norway, United States · 2014
1h 32m
Director Mona Fastvold
Starring Gitte Witt, Christopher Abbott, Brady Corbet, Stephanie Ellis
Genre Drama

A young couple, Kaia and Andrew, are renovating Kaia's secluded family estate. Their lives are violently disrupted upon the unexpected arrival of Kaia's sister, Christine, and her fiancé, Ira.

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The New York Times by Andy Webster

With strong assists from the cinematographer Zachary Galler and her ex-husband, the composer Sondre Lerche, Ms. Fastvold, previously a director of music videos, has painted a resonant tableau of dysfunction.

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Slant Magazine by Chuck Bowen

The film soon settles into a confident, well-staged groove, primarily because of two unambiguously terrific performances.

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Variety by Dennis Harvey

A consistently intriguing psychodrama that may nonetheless leave many viewers feeling that it’s all buildup and scant payoff.

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The Hollywood Reporter by Justin Lowe

Fastvold and co-writer Corbet subscribe to the less-is-more branch of screenwriting, assuming that audiences will be drawn in by the air of mystery surrounding the sisters, when in fact the lack of narrative detail is consistently off-putting.

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Village Voice by Violet Lucca

Just in time for Thanksgiving, it's your yearly "hell is family members" film. However, The Sleepwalker distinguishes itself from most entries in this angst-ridden genre by way of superb writing, smoldering performances, and hauntingly beautiful imagery from first-time director Mona Fastvold.

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