Demon Box

We are proud to present the world premiere of Patrik Syversens new film Demon Box! Siblings Amalie and Emil visit their family’s vacation home one last time before it’s put up for sale. Their intent is to get rid of specific traces of the past before the rest of the family arrives, but things spiral out of control when an intrusive stranger shows up. Demon Box bears the signature of a playful and versatile director. Even though it breaks with certain storytelling conventions, it is meticulously planned and digs much deeper than might be glanced from a first impression. This is a dark drama about manipulation and denial, but also about the normalized evil, the evil we rarely see because it is hiding in plain sight. When self-preservation becomes more important than empathy, and even the most cynical of actions can be rationalized – is there anything left? CF

Patrik Syversen (b. 1982) is a director and screenwriter. He made his debut in 2008 with the horror film Manhunt. The following years he directed Prowl (2010), Exteriors (2011), You Said What? (2011) - and served as show runner and director for 2012's TV-series Hellfjord. In 2016, Afterparty, his fifth feature, was released theatrically in Norway in 2016. 2017 sees the release of the Universal Studios' Dragonheart: Battle For The Heartfire in addition to Demon Box.