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Directed by | Johannes Grenzfurthner |
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Cinematography | Florian Hofer |
Edited by | Anton Paievski |
Music by | Pieter de Graaf |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Austria |
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Solvent is an upcoming English-language Austrian supernatural mystery comedy drama horror film directed by Johannes Grenzfurthner and produced by art group monochrom. It stars Jon Gries, Aleksandra Cwen, Johannes Grenzfurthner, and Roland Gratzer.[1][2]
In an Austrian farmhouse, a team of experts discovers a hidden secret while searching for Nazi documents. Among the team is Gunner S. Holbrook, an American expatriate who becomes increasingly obsessed with unraveling the mystery. As Holbrook delves deeper into the farmhouse's dark history, his sanity begins to unravel, leading him to confront an insatiable evil lurking within.[3]
Horror and sound play an essential role in the film.[4] Grenzfurthner says that Solvent forms a trilogy with Masking Threshold and Razzennest.[5][6][7] In an interview with VOD Club, Grenzfurthner explains that while the films in the trilogy don't share a narrative thread, they are linked by their examination of philosophical themes.
The film combines a point-of-view style with experimental techniques, incorporating elements of both mystery and splatter films.
The film was primarily shot in Unterzögersdorf, Lower Austria, from March to November 2023.
The film will have its premiere at Slash Filmfestival in Vienna in September 2024.
Nightmares Film Festival is hosting the U.S. premiere.[10] Dark Nights Film Festival in Sydney is presenting the Australian premiere.[11]