Ahead of the virtual Canes market, sales agent LevelK shares the first trailer for the Danish horror Breeder, which we first reported on this time last year.
In the film, “An experiment involving biohacking traps a young couple in a dangerous and disorienting situation. In nightmarish ways, the experiment questions basic human behavior by asking: How far will we go to stay young forever?”
”Breeder is a modern take on survival horror,” says Dahl to ScreenDaily. “It is an alternative love story set in a facility where humans are treated like animals for the sake of someone else’s longevity. We are going to explore the darker sides of biohacking to address the disenfranchisement so many – especially young people – feel today.”
It stars Sara Hjort Ditlevsen (Borgman, Excuse Me), Signe Egholm Olsen, Morten Holst, and Anders Heinrichsen.
The film is directed by Jens Dahl, who Deadline notes penned the 1996 crime thriller Pusher, which launched the career of Nicolas Winding Refn.
“Some years ago I developed an interest in bio-hacking and life extension. In doing so, I encountered a dilemma: if we live longer, we will also maintain our power and privilege wonder…this dilemma is what sparked the idea for Breeder,” said director Dahl on the project to Deadline.
Here’s the official sales trailer that devolves into Cronenberg territory.