The Ringmaster2018
“Entertainment Knows No Boundaries”
Directed by Søren Juul Petersen
🏆 7 wins & 7 nominations
The premise
Nationwide quietness. The streets are empty. Everyone’s glued to their screens at home, watching the final game. In the outskirts of Denmark, close to the German border, a small gas station needs to be open for service, even on this special night. Two young women have the shift. Ambitious Agnes is in the backroom putting finishing touches on her thesis, while free-spirited Belinda is on her phone, hoping to get the attention of her boyfriend. Unfortunately, the shift is not going to be as uneventful as they think, because no customers also means no witnesses, and the girls have been spotted to play a special part in a very different sort of game.
Horror Vault's take
On a night when all of Denmark is transfixed by a major sporting event, two young women are left virtually alone at a remote gas station near the German border. With the country distracted and the roads deserted, the pair become the unwitting targets of something far more sinister than a quiet shift. Director Søren Juul Petersen delivers a Scandinavian slow-burn that builds suffocating dread from sheer vulnerability and silence. Fans of stripped-back, location-driven horror will find plenty to unsettle them here.
Content: Graphic Violence, Threatening And Degrading Treatment Of Women, Torture Elements, Strong Language
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