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The Nix
A slow, oppressive plunge into hunger and folklore, beautiful and unsettling, where every quiet moment carries a threat.
- Directed by
- Niclas Gillis
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Starring
- Liv Ullmann, Ane Dahl Torp, Elsa Brisinger
- Overview
- Set in the mountains of Northern Sweden, The Nix is a nightmarish fable about a family of three women, Frida, Freja, and Flora, their struggle for survival in the year of famine, 1868, and encounters with the unknown.
- How it feels
- Bleak, eerie, dark and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
- About
- Survival, family, isolation, death
- Content
- Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Niclas Gillis
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Starring
- Liv Ullmann, Ane Dahl Torp, Elsa Brisinger

