Following the success of Longlegs, NEON is hoping to go 2-for-2 with horrors this year. Next up is another buzzy title, Cuckoo, starring Euphoria‘s Hunter Schafer and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire‘s Dan Stevens.
The second feature from German director Tilman Singer (Luz), who shot it in 35mm, Cuckoo stars Schafer alongside Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick, Jan Bluthardt, Martin Csokas, Greta Fernández, and Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey. An impressive group, to be sure.
Here’s the synopsis: Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. Arriving at their future residence, they are greeted by Mr. König, her father’s boss, who takes an inexplicable interest in Gretchen’s mute half-sister Alma. Something doesn’t seem right in this tranquil vacation paradise. Gretchen is plagued by strange noises and bloody visions until she discovers a shocking secret that also concerns her own family.
Like other breakout stars from Euphoria, Schafer is on a roll and is having a huge 2024. She recently had a role in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness, and will be seen later in David Lowery’s Mother Mary.
Cuckoo opens in theaters on August 9th.
