Crispin Glover (Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Back to the Future) falls down the rabbit hole into a Kafkaesque nightmare in the trailer for Mr. K.
The surreal mystery opens in New York on October 8 and in Los Angeles and Chicago on October 24, followed by a nationwide rollout from Doppelgänger Releasing.
Traveling magician Mr. K is down on his luck. Business is slow, and the few gigs he’s picked up along the road have left him adrift.
After spending the night in a remote hotel, he is alarmed when he discovers that he is unable to find the exit. As he explores the maze-like corridors, he hears strange noises and encounters a series of curious inhabitants who have formed their own factions within the walls of the hotel.
Alone and afraid, he starts mapping out the corridors, desperately hoping to get to the bottom of the building’s layout before it is too late. Stuck more hopelessly than ever and about to give up, he makes a bizarre discovery that will change everything.
The Netherlands-Belgium co-production is written and directed by Tallulah H. Schwab.
Sunnyi Melles, Fionnula Flanagan, Bjørn Sundquist, Dearbhla Molloy, Barbara Sarafian, Jan Gunnar Røise, Esmée van Kampen, and Sam Louwyck round out the cast.
“Mr. K explores the way we try to mold reality into something we can control and understand and how we protect the status quo by surrounding ourselves with others who share our view, making the world bite size and relatable,” explained Schwab.
Mr. K premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.
