The Universal Theory

• Timm Kröger
• 118 min
• Germany, Austria, Switzerland
• 2023
• Fiction

The Cold War of 1962 and a misunderstood doctoral student become entangled in a mysterious global intrigue during a quantum physics conference in the Alps, in a powerful Hitchcockian old-school thriller.

Nothing is as it first appears in this exquisite and wildly enigmatic black-and-white genre blend, incorporating elements from the cinematic styles of Hitchcock, Lynch and Lang. When the Cold War is at its iciest, Johannes, struggling with his esoteric dissertation, gets the opportunity to accompany his stubborn advisor to a peculiar conference at a Swiss Alpine hotel. Pioneering theories are to be presented, but it's not just the tensions among the scientists or the enigmatic pianist Karin's warnings that make Johannes suspect that something is amiss. Timm Kröger's mightily ambitious and mysteriously absurd multiverse adventure offers one of this year's most boundlessly grand cinematic experiences.

- Johan Blomqvist

• Thriller
• Äventyr
• Vetenskap
• Epok
• Identitet