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Mr. K

Mr. K

Drama · Mystery · Fantasy · 2025

Mr. K, a traveling magician, finds himself in a Kafkaesque nightmare when he can’t find the exit of his hotel. His attempts to get out only pull him deeper, entangling him further with the hotel and its curious inhabitants.

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Mr. K

2025 Drama · Mystery · Fantasy 1h 36m

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6.4 / 10

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Mr. K, a traveling magician, finds himself in a Kafkaesque nightmare when he can’t find the exit of his hotel. His attempts to get out only pull him deeper, entangling him further with the hotel and its curious inhabitants.

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Directed by

Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab

Written by

Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab

Crispin Glover

Crispin Glover

Mr. K

Sunnyi Melles

Sunnyi Melles

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Fionnula Flanagan

Fionnula Flanagan

Ruth Monchien

Bjørn Sundquist

Bjørn Sundquist

Chef

Dearbhla Molloy

Dearbhla Molloy

Sara Monchien

Barbara Sarafian

Barbara Sarafian

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Jan Gunnar Røise

Jan Gunnar Røise

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Court is in session

Put Mr. K on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.