Somna

The scouts

Sleepwalking-thriller premise sounds like it came from a rejected Lifetime pitch, but Anstatt treats the domestic violence setup with actual ambiguity—the husband isn't the monster, the secret is, and that refusal to land on easy moral ground is genuinely unsettling.

A formally controlled study in dread that locates itself squarely in the psychological thriller lineage, using spatial blocking and negative space to build tension where dialogue won't go; the restraint here recalls the best of elevated horror cinema.

The film's entire engine turns on a single sound design choice—the ambient, almost underwater quality of the sleepwalking sequences that makes the familiar domestic space feel fundamentally altered—and it's that decision alone that transforms a tense situation into something genuinely disorienting.

Reviews

Emily comes home late and finds her husband Anthony sleepwalking. As Anthony's actions become more unpredictable, Emily is determined to keep herself – and her secret – safe.

Perhaps the most difficult battle for someone with a secret is the battle of knowledge. Paranoia and suspense creep in easily, and every step must be carefully measured and scrutinized as not to lose control of the reality the secret has created.