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Sleep Blu-ray presents the haunting debut feature from director Michael Venus, a richly layered psychological horror that fuses folk mythology, national trauma, and dream logic into a deeply unsettling cinematic experience. Drawing influence from German fairy tales, Mario Bava’s gothic imagery, and the fractured subconscious worlds of David Lynch and Franz Kafka, Sleep announces a striking new voice in modern horror cinema.
 
Marlene is plagued by recurring nightmares of a place she has never visited, visions so vivid they begin to fracture her waking life. When she discovers the location exists in reality, she travels there and soon suffers a complete breakdown, ending up confined to a psychiatric ward. Years later, her daughter Mona follows the trail to the isolated village of Stainbach, determined to uncover what shattered her mother’s mind. What she finds is a community haunted by buried guilt, collective repression, and an ancient darkness embodied by a mysterious woman living deep within the surrounding forest.
 
Anchored by a powerful performance from Sandra Hüller and an emotionally raw turn from Gro Swantje Kohlhof, Sleep operates as both folk horror and psychological reckoning, using nightmares as a gateway into inherited trauma and historical silence. This Arrow Video limited edition includes extensive bonus features that explore the film’s themes, symbolism, and folkloric roots in depth.
 
directed by: Michael Venus
starring: Sandra Hüller, Gro Swantje Kohlhof, August Schmölzer, Marion Kracht, Agata Buzek
2020 / 102 min

Sleep (Limited Edition) [Blu-ray]

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  • BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
    • High-definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
    • Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
    • Optional English subtitles
    • Audio commentary by Kim Newman and Sean Hogan
    • A Strange Dark Magic – video essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
    • Sleepwalking through National Trauma – video essay by Anton Bitel
    • Dream & Folktale in Sleep – interview with Louise S. Milne
    • Talking in their Sleep – conversation with Michael Venus and Gro Swantje Kohlhof
    • A Dream We Dream Together – festival introduction compilation
    • Making Dreams Come True – behind-the-scenes featurette
    • Deleted scenes
    • Marlene’s Sketches – complete dream journal artwork by Christoph Vieweg
    • Trailer
    • Image gallery
    • Illustrated collector’s booklet with new writing by Alison Peirse, an interview with Michael Venus, and the Brothers Grimm tale Frau Trude
    • Reversible sleeve and double-sided fold-out poster with artwork by Oink Creative

     

    Additional details
    Format: Blu-ray
    Region: Region A
    Audio: DTS-HD MA 5.1
    Language: German
    Runtime: 102 minutes
    Discs: 1

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