Her Private Hell

Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn, creator of the Dealer trilogy, Drive, and Neon Demon, presents a horror sci-fi odyssey that weaves together existential drama, supernatural horror, and dream noir aesthetics. In a futuristic metropolis shrouded by an unnatural fog, a young woman searches for her missing father. Her journey intersects with an American soldier trying to rescue his daughter from a place he believes is hell itself. As reality transforms into nightmare, grief, guilt, and longing take tangible form - the film explores how people create their own private hells through fear, obsession, and loss.

The film draws from Refn's personal experience with clinical death and stands as his most intimate work to date - a meditation on mortality, rebirth, and transformation. It builds on the neon aesthetics of Drive and Neon Demon, combining striking visual stylization with minimalist storytelling and surrealist sci-fi visions; the score is by Italian composer Pino Donaggio.

The cast includes Sophie Thatcher, Charles Melton, Kristine Froseth, and other members of an international ensemble. The film had its world premiere in the Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival 2026, marking Nicolas Winding Refn's return to the festival's Croisette.