The film starts off with Vera practicing for the start of their pitch, going into detail about her first period and how she has Hemophilia, which causes it not to clot properly and leaves the blood flowing continuously. On the Eve of the competition, Vera decides to go to a hypnotherapist to help her quit smoking, but that also comes with its side effects. The Hypnosis tells the story of young couple André ( Herbert Nordrum) and Vera ( Asta August) who are also Co-Founders of an app called “Epione” which they get an opportunity to take to a pitch competition. A comedy that tackles social norms while also using dry and cringe humour to its advantage to make the film a very humorous one in a unique way.
Ernst De Geer was able to bring a remarkably well-made dark comedy for their feature directional debut. The Hypnosis is a Swedish film that first debuted at the Riga International Film Festival 2023.
