Valley of Shadows

“An entrancing Norwegian gothic fable told with haunting visuals and striking tonal assurance”
“it marks a strong debut for Norwegian writer/director Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen, as well as an enigmatic and magnetic addition to the atmospheric Nordic fold.”
“Like noir, the horror realm has become one of Scandinavian cinema’s staples — and like many of the region’s best examples of both, Valley of Shadows has the potential to attract an audience.”

SCREEN INTERNATIONAL

“Valley of Shadows is cinematic to its very core.”
“A self-contained diamond”
“The magic here exists in the pauses between shots”

SCREEN ANARCHY

“With Zbigniew Preisner’s haunting score, you’ll discover yourself teetering on the edge of reality and nightmare. Gulbrandsen lets this visual and aural aesthetic envelop us. Music fills our ears as the fog rolls in to turn an already fairy tale forest dwarfing anyone who comes near — and cinematographer Marius Matzow Gulbrandsen ensures we experience its scale — into a mysterious region holding werewolves and moose alike.”

THE FILM STAGE