Jacob's wife Maja has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital with severe depression, and Jacob is now left alone with the responsibility of their young son Johannes and pressing deadlines at work. But he doesn't feel safe in the family's new house. Because when the daylight disappears, the shadows seem to take over and come to life. Ominous and unexplained sounds can be heard from the home's basement, and the many frightening experiences gradually make Jacob doubt what is real and what is pure fantasy. It doesn't help the eerie atmosphere that his son Johannes has slowly begun to change personality. And then he talks more and more to and about his new invisible friend, with whom he builds some strange dolmens in his room.

In a desperate attempt to find the logic in the illogical, Jacob seeks out a psychologist - but can everything now also be explained away with logic? And can Jacob save his family from the darkness that is beginning to envelop them? One thing is certain: nothing will ever be the same again.

“Mulm” is directed by debuting feature film director Martin Vrede Nielsen, who has previously written, produced and directed a wide range of short films, music videos and commercials. With “Mulm” he combines the best of all worlds and has created something quite unique, which has not been seen before in Danish film.

The film is based on a novel by the award-winning Esbjerg author Teddy Vork. Vork has won the honor of “Danish horror publication of the year” three times – among others for "Mulm" and at the latest in 2024 for the short story collection "Ubuden".

'Mulm' is set to premiere on December 5, 2024