Cognitio

A quiet, unsettling plunge into fragile minds where friendship blurs the line between comfort and confusion.

Directed by

Rebecca Emcken

Genres

Drama

Starring

Lasse Steen, Lior David Cohen, Mikkel Rishøj

Tagline

Has Emil visited you since?

Overview

Reclusively withdrawn Tobias is hospitalized in a psychiatric institution. Here, he meets the boy Emil, a boy with an entirely different view on life and the situation he and Tobias are in. The two boys develop a close friendship that puts the mind and boundaries of Tobias to the test.

How it feels

Dark, melancholic, eerie and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Madness, friendship, identity, isolation

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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