The Knocking

A dilapidated detached house is located in the heart of the forest in Sydänmaa; the childhood home of the now grown-up main characters, Mikko (Pekka Strang), Maria (Inka Kallén) and Matilda (Saana Koivisto), to which they return years later to settle their parents' estate. The house and the forest are overshadowed by a dark history: 15 years earlier, the father (Niko Saarela) was found brutally murdered in the house, the mother (Olga Temonen) was declared missing at the time, and the youngest of the children, Matilda, was wheeled into a small cage in the corner of the bedroom. When they arrive, they notice that the forest makes them behave strangely. == Cast ==

• Inka Kallén as Maria • Linnea Skog as young Maria • Saana Koivisto as Matilda • Hilma Temonen as young Matilda • Pekka Strang as Mikko • Kristian Stierncreutz as young Mikko • Olga Temonen as the mother • Niko Saarela as the father • Janina Berman as old lady • Mikko Leppilampi as lawyer == Release ==

The Knocking had its first screening at the Sitges Film Festival on October 9, 2022. In Finland, the film was released in cinemas on February 22, 2023. In the United States, the film premiered at the Cleveland International Film Festival on March 24, 2023. In September 2022, the film's distribution rights had been sold to more than 70 countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Indonesia, Taiwan and Latin America. == See also ==