Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- unsettling
- cerebral
- late night viewing
- arthouse film night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The director stages an experiment in which an unknowing crew creates a feature film while a behind-the-scenes documentary records their genuine reactions.
Improvised scenes, documentary footage, and unpleasant incidents progressively make the boundary between the film and actual events impossible to identify.
The actors do not know their characters' dark fate until the final scene is filmed, turning their real reactions into part of the experiment.
The crew travels to the Swedish archipelago, where separation from ordinary surroundings amplifies the film's uneasy atmosphere.
Films like Mareld, and why
Creep
shared meta-cinematic tension, blurred fiction and reality, and experimental thriller structure
The Blair Witch Project
shared found-footage presentation, escalating psychological unease, and ambiguity between performance and reality
Man Bites Dog
shared self-reflexive filmmaking, documentary-fiction collision, and unsettling reality distortion
Movie Details
- Director
- Ove Valeskog
- Release Date
- 2019-11-15
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 4.8 / 10 (4)
Cast
- Hanna Oldenburg
- Moa Malan
- Viktor Åkerblom
- Matti Boustedt
- Malin Barr
- Linnea Pihl
- Jonatan Bjerke
- Zacharias Boustedt
- Fredrik Ejemo
- Daniel Epstein
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Mareld about?
- A Swedish film crew’s reality-blurring experiment turns an improvised production in the archipelago into an unsettling test of performance, fear, and authenticity.
- What is Mareld like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mareld as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Mareld violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Mareld as mild.
- Which films are like Mareld?
- Films with a similar feel include Creep, The Blair Witch Project, and Man Bites Dog.
- How long is Mareld?
- Mareld runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mareld?
- In United States, Mareld streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
