The Trip

Lisa and Lars retreat to a remote lakeside cabin hoping to salvage their relationship, only to reveal a web of lethal schemes each has been nurturing against the other. Tension simmers as plans threaten to erupt, and the couple's quiet retreat is upended by the arrival of uninvited guests. A new, amplified danger moves in from outside and forces everyone to improvise. The cabin becomes a pressure cooker where trust dissolves and old resentments collide with a more immediate threat. By turns sly, brutal, and darkly funny, the night escalates far beyond a simple showdown. The film uses compact space, creaking floorboards, and the sound of lapping water to heighten unease, while subverting the typical marriage melodrama with escalating absurdity.

Directed by Tommy Wirkola, The Trip released in 2021 as a collaboration among John Niven, Tommy Wirkola, and Nick Ball, based on an original screenplay rather than a preexisting book or comic. The production blends Nordic sensibility with English dialogue.

Critics note the film blends dark humor with claustrophobic suspense, using relationship tension as fuel for danger. The performances, especially by Noomi Rapace and Aksel Hennie, lend credibility to the tonal shifts as fear, wit, and chaos collide. It probes trust and the cost of the masks we wear too.

Box office details are not widely reported, reflecting a limited release and a niche audience rather than broad international success. The film may later find an audience on streaming. Its reach depends on global sales and platform choices in time.

So far the film has not established a broad cultural footprint, but it stands out to genre fans for the way it plays with domestic dread and sudden shocks while keeping humor present. It may attract a devoted following over time. Fans of offbeat horror may cite its dry humor.