On an unusually hot summer day in Oslo, the dead mysteriously rise from the dead and apathetically return to their families. For the grieving relatives, it's an unexpected gift: to leave behind the painful loss and have their loved ones back. But the initial joy at the return of the deceased soon turns into a nightmare. For the undead are not the same as they once were and do not replace what was lost. In her poetic and mesmerizing debut, director Thea Hvistendahl explores the shock that the death of a loved one triggers within us. Beautifully filmed, "Handling the Undead" is a quiet, moving horror drama that lingers long after the credits roll. The star-studded film is based on the novel of the same name by bestselling author John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In) and celebrated its world premiere at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival.