Ett hål i mitt hjärta (2004)

Director:

Lukas Moodysson

Writer:

Lukas Moodysson (writer)

Release Date:

17 September 2004 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

In a decript apartment, a young man watches as his father and a friend shoot an amateur porn film. Issues of morality, reality TV and friendship are explored. |

Plot Keywords:

Apartment | Single Father | Video Camera | Disturbing | Surrealism

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Thorsten Flinck	...	Rickard
Björn Almroth	...	Eric
Sanna Bråding	...	Tess
Goran Marjanovic	...	Geko

Directed by
Lukas Moodysson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Lukas Moodysson		writer

Produced by
Gunnar Carlsson	....	co-producer
Tomas Eskilsson	....	co-producer
Peter Aalbæk Jensen	....	co-producer
Lars Jönsson	....	producer
Anna Knochenhauer	....	associate producer

Cinematography by
Malin Fornander
Jesper Kurlandsky
Lukas Moodysson
Karl Strandlind

Film Editing by
Michal Leszczylowski

Casting by
Malin Fornander
Jesper Kurlandsky
Lukas Moodysson
Karl Strandlind

Production Design by
Malin Fornander
Jesper Kurlandsky
Lukas Moodysson
Karl Strandlind

Art Direction by
Malin Fornander
Jesper Kurlandsky
Lukas Moodysson
Karl Strandlind

Costume Design by
Malin Fornander
Jesper Kurlandsky
Lukas Moodysson
Karl Strandlind

Production Management
Peter Bengtsson	....	post-production manager
Malin Fornander	....	production manager
Jesper Kurlandsky	....	production manager
Lukas Moodysson	....	production manager
Pia Nielsen	....	post-production supervisor
Karl Strandlind	....	production manager

Sound Department
Torben Greve	....	foley artist
Anne Jensen	....	foley editor
Hans Møller	....	sound editor
Hans Møller	....	sound mixer
Hans Møller	....	sound recordist
Hans Møller	....	sound
Per Nordentoft	....	boom operator
Grant Rood	....	sound editor

Visual Effects by
Anders V. Christensen	....	digital effects assistant
Jonas Forsman	....	animator
Dan Konzior	....	digital color grader
Rasmus Lange	....	compositor
Stephen Monaghan	....	digital effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Per-Anders Jörgensen	....	still photographer

Editorial Department
Sten Lindberg	....	color timer
Andreas Nilsson	....	assistant editor
Sara Nordlund	....	assistant editor
Jenni Stål	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Rasmus Thord	....	music coordinator

Other crew
Stina Berggren	....	production assistant
Nils Bindslev	....	production assistant
Lena Hansson	....	film consultant: Swedish Film Institute (as Lena Hansson-Varhegyi)
Pia Janols	....	production accountant
Emma Murphy	....	post production assistant
Rasmus Thord	....	assistant to director
Rasmus Thord	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Memfis Film
• Film i Väst
• Nordisk Film
• SVT Drama, Göteborg
• Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)
• Zentropa Entertainments

Distributors

• Newmarket Films (2005) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Legend Films International (2006) (Germany) (all media) (rights)
• Sonet Film (Sweden)
• Trust Film Sales (non-USA)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2006) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Gearless ApS  compositing
• Klippegangen ApS  editing facilities
• Mainstream ApS  sound studio
• Rekorder ApS  video-to-film transfer

Also Known As:

A Hole in My Heart (Canada: English title) (festival title) (International: English title) (UK) (literal title) (USA)
Et hul i mit hjerte (Denmark)
Untitled Lukas Moodysson Project (Sweden) (working title)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Sweden | Denmark

Language:

Swedish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:18 | USA:Unrated | Argentina:18 | Finland:K-18 | Hong Kong:III | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Trollhättan, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Company:

Memfis Film

Trivia:

Thorsten Flinck revealed in the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet that he used drugs during the production of the film to cope with some difficult scenes.

Movie Connections:

References "Big Brother" (2000/V)

A professional's attempt at amateur film-making

I've seen (and loved) Together and Lilya.. - this film is different, and will not appeal to the vast majority of people.

I'm not sure about the themes; that these characters ultimately need each other? The dialogue, although perhaps improvised, is at least free from cliché. The editing is a little annoying, but not really distracting. It's mainly the soundtrack that grates, with its casual use of white noise and drone. The film is essentially a day in the cramped flat filming Rickard's amateur (gonzo) porno movies, while he tries to connect with his introverted goth son / the son has a tentative yearning for the girl / the girl discovers that these people who can be so hurtful are still better than 'normal boring ugly' people / and the actor who is slightly insecure and has a confusing & frustrating habit of falling asleep, but has quite a close relationship with his friend the director. There's more to it (particularly with Rickard, the father/porno director), and the ending is characteristically upbeat (relationships resolving/issues in the open), coming off a real emotional low-point.

The film itself occasionally jumps forward & back in time, and there are a few dream sequences. The surgical cuts (literally and editorially) are scattered through the film, along with blurry out-of-context 'organic' shots, and a parallel version of what's happening in the porno film, as performed by Barbie and Action Man. I'm just not 'deep' enough to understand (or care) what all these bits mean.

Yes, the film is pretty graphic - not so much in the sex, but there is nudity on all counts (although not in a sensational way), there are intimate surgical shots, and one quick scene following a food fight which may make you feel ill (and will burn itself on your memory, whether you want it to or not).

Although I can't be bothered trying to understand or analyse the use of the surgery bits and other possible motifs, the film is mostly pretty straightforward and - if you stick with it - a fairly 'okay' plot/resolution develops by the end of the film. It just takes a while for the characters to reveal enough of themselves, because they all start out as fairly unlikeable.