Gretchen, an American teenager, joins her father in an Alpine spa. She and her new family take up residence in a hotel whose proprietor seems to have become totally fascinated by Gretchen’s young mute half-sister. From the very first night, Gretchen is disturbed by strange visions and haunting sounds.
Full of thrills and with a zany plot, Cuckoo marks the return of the German director Tilman Singer, who made a name for himself a few years ago with his semi-experimental horror film Luz. With this new Bavarian opus, he continues his skilful exploration of highly stylised genre cinema rooted in folklore.
