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Knackningar
Knocking
Sweden 2021
produced by Erik Andersson, Federico Ambrosini (executive) for Läsk, Sveriges Television (SVT), Swedish Film Institute
directed by Frida Kempff
starring Cecilia Milocco, Albin Grenholm, Ville Virtanen, Krister Kern, Alexander Salzberger, Charlotta Åkerblom, Tobias Almborg, Emil Almén, Bengt Braskered, Karin de Frumerie, Nilla Hansson, Karin Holmberg (voice), Bill Hugg, Christina Indrenius-Zalewski, Anders Johannisson, Kristofer Kamiyasu, Meliz Karlge, Maria Norgren, Naida Ragimova
screenplay by Emma Broström, based on the novel by Johan Theorin, music by Martin Dirkov
review by Mike Haberfelner
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After a lengthy stay at a mental hospital following the death of her
girlfriend, Molly (Cecilia Milocco) moves into a small apartment of her
own, where she slowly seems to come to terms with her new-found
independence - that is, until she hears some knocking on the ceiling, and
despite trying to determine the source, she can't for the life of it make
out which of her neighbour's the source of it. Soon, too, she becomes
convinced that the knocking is actually a message in morse code, and
someone's in desparate need for help, which is only reinforced (in her
mind) by the crying she at times hears through the pipes. However, nobody
wants to believe her, least of all the police who threaten to cut off her
phone line if she calls emergency one more time. And ultimately things get
so bad that Molly is sent back to the mental institution - where she
breaks out, refusing to give up before she has found out what's going on
... A very nice paranoia thriller that really makes the most of
its slowburn approach, and while it seems to be a bit dragging at the
beginning, it's expertly built up while at the same time becoming more and
more vague as to what's the truth and what's Molly's imagination - with
Cecilia Milocco's performance still grounding the movie throughout. And
while the film as such invariably chooses subtlety over spectacle, the
finale sure uses all tools available to a filmmaker to make it as
compelling as can be - without breaking with the film's ambiguity.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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