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SISTER MIDNIGHT + SVERRE SØRDAL FNF + IN CINEMAS NOW

17th April 2026
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SISTER MIDNIGHT + SVERRE SØRDAL FNF + IN CINEMAS NOW

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BAFTA nominated for Outstanding Debut, Sister Midnight directed by Karan Kandhari hits UK cinemas 14.03.25.

Filmed on location in Mumbai, “an arranged marriage spirals into darkness as the spineless husband watches his wife morph into a ruthless, feral force within their marital confines.”

The Guardian – Peter Bradshaw: “… a stylish and offbeat feature debut with a black-comic horror set in Mumbai, elegantly shot by Sverre Sørdal FNF.”

Sister Midnight received its world premiere at Cannes, was BIFA nominated and Sverre won Best Cinematography at the Dublin Film Critics’ Circle Awards 2025.

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  • Sverre Sørdal

    Sverre’s features include BIFA / BAFTA nominated County Lines directed by Henry Blake, award winning Unruly directed by Malou Reymann which will receive its World Premiere at TIFF, and BIFA / BAFTA nominated Sister Midnight, directed by Karan Kandhari, which premiered at Cannes Directors Fortnight 2024.

    He shot documentary feature Cries to the Border directed by Matthew Halsall on location in Korea, and his shorts include Gus & Sons directed by Henry Blake as well as A Very Short Film About Longing directed by Eimear McBride. Whilst attending the NFTS he also shot BAFTA nominated and BIFA winning short film Slap and the award winning & high-octane Group B, starring Richard Madden, both directed by Nick Rowland.

    Sverre received a nomination from IMAGO for the Best Emerging Cinematographer of 2020 for his work on feature County Lines.

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