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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
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
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Directed by
Niclas Gillis
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism4
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, horror
Directed by
Niclas Gillis
Written by
Niclas Gillis
Starring
Liv Ullmann, Ane Dahl Torp, Elsa Brisinger
Country
Sweden
Languages
English, Norwegian

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