WORLD PREMIERE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2025
EUROPEAN PREMIERE BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL 2025
Struggling to process the sudden and unexpected death of his wife, a young father loses his hold on reality as a seemingly malign presence begins to stalk him from the shadowy recesses of the apartment he shares with his two young sons.
Written and Directed by Dylan Southern
Based on the book ‘Grief Is the Thing With Feathers’ by Max Porter
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, David Thewlis, Richard & Henry Boxall, Eric Lampaert, Vinette Robinson, Sam Spruell
Producers Andrea Cornwell (Lobo Films), Leah Clarke, Adam Ackland (SunnyMarch)
Film4, BFI, Align Media
Sales: mk2 international rights & UTA
“Haunting and powerful. If Ken Loach dreamed up The Babadook it might look like this” - Deadline
“Brilliant” - Screen International
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ -“Benedict soars as crow-haunted dad i visceral tale of loss and despair … One of the most cathartic and unusual cinema experiences of the year” - Metro
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ - Cinerama
“One of his greatest, most alive and inventive performances” - Vulture
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ - “Not just affecting, but also surprisingly healing” - Loud and Clear
“ … may well be his best performance yet” - Evening Standard
“Cathartic viewing” - Collider
“Beguiles with its beauty and stings with the truth… The Thing With Feathers is something special, a fantastic calling card for an auteur in waiting” - Deadline
“Cumberbatch is extraordinary” - Metro
“Intimate, raw and visually striking” - Sight & Sound