EXCLUSIVE: Norwegian filmmaker Anna Fredrikke Bjerke has wrapped production on her debut feature, Let It Come Down, a psychological thriller starring Eliza Scanlen (Sharp Objects), Edvin Ryding (Young Royals), and Charlie Rowe (Jay Kelly).
Directed by Bjerke from a screenplay she also wrote, the film follows a couple who travel to a secluded family home to restore it ahead of an appraisal survey. But their weekend is interrupted by an unexpected visitor whose presence tests the limits of mutual desire and causes passions to collide, leading to fatal consequences.
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The supporting cast includes Sam Hazeldine, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Jude Bain, Jacob Ferguson, and Eilidh McKerracher. Producers on the project are Kami Naghdi of Constance Media and Isabella Speaight and Molly Murphy of Backscatter Productions. Fremantle alum Nastasja Borgeot is a co-producer. Exec producers are Dinara Kulibayeva and Alexandre Montavon. Casting was by Hannah Marie Williams (Rabbit Trap) and Kristina Erderly (The Brutalist), Lorenzo Levrini was the DoP, and Andy Harris was the production designer.
Let It Come Down was shot in October 2025 in Scotland. The project was selected for the Nordic Co-Production Market at New Nordic Films in Haugesund.
Charlie Rowe, Edvin Ryding, and Eliza Scanlen. Credit: Rob Youngson.
Bjerke is a Norwegian writer-director based in London. Her shorts have screened at BAFTA and Oscar-qualifying festivals. She has also landed a Vimeo Staff Pick and a Vimeo Best of the Year award. She is an alum of Abi Morgan’s Little Chick Writers’ Retreat and Directors UK’s Inspire talent development programme. She is repped by 42.
Let It Come Down also marks the feature debuts of Speaight and Murphy of Backscatter Productions. Their short-form work includes the postpartum thriller Wild Animal, directed by Beth Park and starring Charlotte Riley, and Pigs, a surrealist dark comedy directed by Julia Jackman (100 Nights of Hero), starring Olivia Williams, Bessie Carter, Amar Chadha-Patel, and Jim Carter. Alongside Let It Come Down, they are developing a slate of feature films across genres.
Naghdi’s credits include Rescue Dawn, written and directed by Werner Herzog, starring Christian Bale. He also co-produced Sharon Maguire’s film Incendiary, starring Michelle Williams, Ewan McGregor, and Matthew Macfadyen.
“Getting to make Let It Come Down, a delicate, suspenseful story that I hope will resonate with many, with this sensational leading cast, has been an unforgettable experience,” Bjerke said in a statement.
“Working with Eliza Scanlen, Edvin Ryding, and Charlie Rowe, who brought such vulnerability, openness, generosity, and reverence to their characters, has been a privilege. Their depth and commitment elevated the film to new heights, and I’m incredibly grateful to have shared this journey with them.”
Speaight and Murphy added: “From the moment we read Anna’s script, we were struck by its emotional precision and the delicate balance it strikes between tenderness and danger. Anna is a filmmaker of extraordinary sensitivity and control, and watching her bring this world to life, alongside such a brave, generous cast, has been profoundly moving. We’re incredibly proud to have made this film in collaboration with Kami, Nastasja, and the whole team, and to see it begin its international journey with such strong partners behind it.”