But he isn’t an actor, and you’ve never seen him before. He is an actual reed-cutter, discovered by Brasser during the process of researching and building the film, which makes his tightly ...

Johan (Gerrit Knobbe) is a reed-cutter. As “Reedland” opens, we meet him in his natural habitat, surrounded by hissing, shivering reeds shot in close-up, then in wide shot. It’s a sonic and visual ...

Cannes Hidden Gem: ‘Reedland’ Puts a Poetic and Claustrophobic Lens on Rituals, Ambiguity, and Evil Dutch writer-director Sven Bresser's debut feature, premiering in the Cannes Critics' Week ...

When ageing Dutch reed cutter Johan (Gerrit Knobbe) discovers the body of a young girl on his land, his need to uncover the perpetrator of the violent crime sends him down an increasingly dark path.

The haunting rural mystery drama revolves around reed cutter Johan, who discovers the lifeless body of a girl on his land and is overcome by an ambiguous sense of guilt. While he takes care of his ...