With: Gerrit Knobbe, Loïs Reinders
When reed cutter Johan discovers the lifeless body of a girl on his land, he is overcome by an ambiguous sense of guilt. While taking care of his granddaughter, he sets out on a quest to track down evil. But darkness can thrive in unexpected places.
Festivals & Awards
Cannes Film Festival 2025 – Critics’ Week
Press
WOLF
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“Outstanding slow-burn thriller announces potentially major new Dutch director”
“Reedland also recalls Japanese masterpiece Onibaba with hints of supernatural evil”
“An oustanding discovery”
VARIETY
“Cannes Hidden Gem: ‘Reedland’ Puts a Poetic and Claustrophobic Lens on Rituals, Ambiguity, and Evil”
“Sensuous, haunting and claustrophobic cinematic form”
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“Gripping and highly atmospheric.”
“A work of great visual beauty set in a highly sophisticated mise-en-scène”
“(Sven bresser is) Playing on the codes of the Film Noir detective story with a zest of fantasy and hints of deep psychology”
CINEUROPA
“Astonishing, accomplished”
“Reedland is fuelled by an intractable ambiguity. It refuses to ascribe easy, simplified definitions of heroism or antagonism
“Executing a masterclass in intense atmospherics, Bresser situates a canny character study where the protagonist remains inscrutable. Knobbe wields both magnetic intrigue and the kind that warns us to keep our distance.”
HIGH ON FILMS
