Niki Lindroth von Bahr’s The End to compete in Cannes

The End is set in a large airport where a plane cannot reach the control tower, the staff are too absorbed in a reality show, and a barista at an expensive smoothie bar loses their mind, while a mysterious figure moves through the periphery — soon ready to collect us all. Visually striking and darkly humorous, the film reflects on modern life’s distractions and existential fragility, told in Lindroth von Bahr’s signature handcrafted stop-motion style.

The film is produced by Malade AB in co-production with Film i Väst. Parts of the production were carried out at Dockhus Animation in Trollhättan.

The voice cast includes some of the Nordic region’s and Europe’s most prominent actors, including Noomi Rapace, Tuva Novotny, Alexander Skarsgård, Arja Saijonmaa, Denis Lavant, Kevin Rowland, Carl Johan De Geer, Marianne Lindberg De Geer, Johannes Kuhnke and Anna Mouglalis.

Production facts:
Director: Niki Lindroth von Bahr
Screenplay: Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Jen Silverman, Martin Luuk
Producer: Kalle Wettre
Produced by Malade AB in co-production with Film i Väst, SVT, Les Valseurs and Wired Fly
With support from the Swedish Film Institute, Den Vestdanske Filmpulje, Région Grand Est and Région Bretagne
Partly produced at Dockhus Animation in Trollhättan
International sales: New Europe Film Sales