United States / Jan 24, 2025 / Sundance Film Festival
Love can conquer death.
1h 26min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
A lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses finally meets her dream man, but their whirlwind affair is cut short when he tragically drowns at sea. Grief-stricken, she goes to morbid lengths to resurrect him through madcap scientific experiments, resulting in grave consequences and unlikely love.
Genres
HorrorComedyRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Dead Lover |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Canada, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Featured Creatures, Neon Heart Productions |
| Release date | 18 marzo 2026 |
| Executive producer | Rhianon Jones, Tristan Scott-Behrends, Lexi Tannenholtz, Olivia Nieuwland, Matthew Miller |
| Production | Yona Strauss, Ben Petrie, Grace Glowicki |
| Writer | Grace Glowicki, Ben Petrie |
| Editing | Lev Lewis |
| Cinematography | Rhayne Vermette |
| Assistant directors | Austin Birtch, Grace Glowicki |
| Camera operators | Rhayne Vermette |
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| Additional photography | Rhayne Vermette |
| Production design | Becca Brooks Morrin |
| Costume design | Courtney Mitchell, Joseph Hinds, Samantha Breault |
| Makeup | Joseph Hinds, Samantha Breault, Courtney Mitchell |
| Hairstyling | Courtney Mitchell, Joseph Hinds, Samantha Breault |
Release dates
Premiere
Netherlands / Jan 31, 2025 / International Film Festival Rotterdam
Sweden / Feb 01, 2025 / Göteborg Film Festival
Finland / Apr 03, 2025 / Night Visions Film Festival
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Belgium / Apr 11, 2025 / 16 / Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
Czechia / Jul 06, 2025 / Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
South Korea / Jul 06, 2025 / 19 / Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Poland / Jul 18, 2025 / BNP Paribas New Horizons International Film Festival
Australia / Aug 15, 2025 / Melbourne International Film Festival
United Kingdom / Aug 18, 2025 / 15 / Edinburgh International Film Festival
France / Sep 05, 2025 / L'Etrange Festival Paris
Canada / Sep 10, 2025 / Toronto International Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Mar 18, 2026
Theatrical release
United Kingdom / Mar 20, 2026
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