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Filmed in 2010 in Fribourg, Switzerland, the very release of this first feature-length film by young writer- director Daniel P. Schenk already is a clear testament to the project's remarkable staying power and the dedication of those involved, especially when taking into consideration the harsh realities that independent film crews have to face on a daily basis. Fortunately, however, this story behind the story has by now become a mere side note without further relevance since the result does by no means fail to deliver.

Beyond the Bridge is a grim yet captivating journey into a very intimate kind of personal hell combining exotic locales, fresh faces, a delightfully haunting score and a markedly dark reading of a well-established genre tradition that at the same time does not shy away from a self-confident exploration of new ways to confront the viewer with a lingering, lasting sense of unease or outright fright throughout the length of the movie.

Go watch it.