Hidden (Skjult)
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Hidden is a 2009 Norwegian psychological horror film
written and directed by Pål Øie, which stars Kristoffer Joner
, Karin Park
and Bjarte Hjelmeland
.
That's how the story starts and a chain reaction that leaves another kid without his family, who are killed by crashing with the trailer.
After his mother's death KK (Kai Koss) returns to his home town to settle her affairs. He has been away for 19 years trying to escape and forget about his mother's cruel treatment of him. He soon realizes that he can't outrun his past. He pulls over the side of the road and begins reminiscing 19 years ago when he first was left as an adolescent and why. The film revolves around two boys, unknown to one another, yet a tragic accident brings them together.
The night of the accident was the night KK finally attempted to escape his mother's abuse and was running through the woods. At the same time Peter's parents had pulled over to the side of the road for their young son to take a leak. While running from his mother, KK darts out the forest & onto a narrow road in front of a mack truck. The truck misses him but hits the car Peter's parents are sitting in. After jumping out of the truck's way, KK is devastated, realising he caused the accident and he and Peter's eyes meet across the trees in darkness except for the car's headlights. Poor Peter stands there traumatised as the flames eat away at his parents' bodies. KK then proceeds to escape his mother.
Years later he returns to deal with his mother's death and raggedy, deteriorating house. He had suppressed most of what happen that night which is the plot of the movie. It is up to us to figure what and why by watching him try to figure what and why when he returned. What it all boils down to at the end & he finally remembers ...is just when he jumped back in the woods out of the trucks way and stood there staring at Peter staring at his parents in the burning car, he witnessed his mother, give up chasing him to grab Peter as if to help him. But he knew now that he ran away she had another child to mentally & physically torment. She then threw his shoes by a huge waterfall to make the police think he ran off the cliff in the dark, then held young Peter captive for years. KK sees the shoes and realises the shoe strings are tied exactly the way his mother taught him to tie his shoes.
Then he remembers in the forest, his evil mother had knelt down to help Peter tie his shoes while pretending to console him. The fact that KK caused the death of this missing boy's parents and ruined Peter's life was secondary to the fact that even worse... he kept his mouth shut about the missing boy's whereabouts AND didn't bother to go back to rescue Peter from his sick, abusive mother after all these years. The ending was a self-righteous one which is why he thought murdering Peter would be a better alternative than to let Peter suffer any longer in the state his evil mother left him in, nor would Peter have to pay for his monstrous crimes with the police so close to realising he still lives. With all this in play, it would also free KK from any guilt he suffered at having a hand, along with his mother, at ruining poor, poor Peter's entire life.
, the movie budget was slated by 12.6 million Norwegian krone.
, The Graves
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Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
written and directed by Pål Øie, which stars Kristoffer Joner
Kristoffer Joner
Kristoffer Joner is a Norwegian actor born in Stavanger, Norway.- Career :Films include Detector, Mongoland, Villmark, Loose Ends, Samaritan, Min Misunnelige Frisør, Kissed by Winter, Naboer, Gymnaslærer Pedersen, The Man Who Loved Yngve and most recently Hidden .He was named one of the "Shooting...
, Karin Park
Karin Park
Karin Park is a Swedish , singer-songwriter who lives in Oslo, Norway and Djura, Sweden.- Music career :Karin Park had a big hit in Norway with the album and the single Superworldunknown which won a Norwegian Grammy for "Best Newcomer" and was also nominated as "the best Norwegian song of all...
and Bjarte Hjelmeland
Bjarte Hjelmeland
Bjarte Hjelmeland is a Norwegian actor and theatre director.He was born in Bergen. He made his stage debut in 1991 at Oslo Nye Teater, and also had notable roles at the National Theatre, Rogaland Teater, Torshovteatret, Den Nationale Scene and Chateau Neuf...
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Plot
A small boy runs as fast as he can through a pitch dark forest. Blinded by fear, the kid runs across a forest road without seeing the trailer truck coming. The truck misses the boy, with the driver starting to lose control of the vehicle.That's how the story starts and a chain reaction that leaves another kid without his family, who are killed by crashing with the trailer.
After his mother's death KK (Kai Koss) returns to his home town to settle her affairs. He has been away for 19 years trying to escape and forget about his mother's cruel treatment of him. He soon realizes that he can't outrun his past. He pulls over the side of the road and begins reminiscing 19 years ago when he first was left as an adolescent and why. The film revolves around two boys, unknown to one another, yet a tragic accident brings them together.
The night of the accident was the night KK finally attempted to escape his mother's abuse and was running through the woods. At the same time Peter's parents had pulled over to the side of the road for their young son to take a leak. While running from his mother, KK darts out the forest & onto a narrow road in front of a mack truck. The truck misses him but hits the car Peter's parents are sitting in. After jumping out of the truck's way, KK is devastated, realising he caused the accident and he and Peter's eyes meet across the trees in darkness except for the car's headlights. Poor Peter stands there traumatised as the flames eat away at his parents' bodies. KK then proceeds to escape his mother.
Years later he returns to deal with his mother's death and raggedy, deteriorating house. He had suppressed most of what happen that night which is the plot of the movie. It is up to us to figure what and why by watching him try to figure what and why when he returned. What it all boils down to at the end & he finally remembers ...is just when he jumped back in the woods out of the trucks way and stood there staring at Peter staring at his parents in the burning car, he witnessed his mother, give up chasing him to grab Peter as if to help him. But he knew now that he ran away she had another child to mentally & physically torment. She then threw his shoes by a huge waterfall to make the police think he ran off the cliff in the dark, then held young Peter captive for years. KK sees the shoes and realises the shoe strings are tied exactly the way his mother taught him to tie his shoes.
Then he remembers in the forest, his evil mother had knelt down to help Peter tie his shoes while pretending to console him. The fact that KK caused the death of this missing boy's parents and ruined Peter's life was secondary to the fact that even worse... he kept his mouth shut about the missing boy's whereabouts AND didn't bother to go back to rescue Peter from his sick, abusive mother after all these years. The ending was a self-righteous one which is why he thought murdering Peter would be a better alternative than to let Peter suffer any longer in the state his evil mother left him in, nor would Peter have to pay for his monstrous crimes with the police so close to realising he still lives. With all this in play, it would also free KK from any guilt he suffered at having a hand, along with his mother, at ruining poor, poor Peter's entire life.
Cast
- Kristoffer JonerKristoffer JonerKristoffer Joner is a Norwegian actor born in Stavanger, Norway.- Career :Films include Detector, Mongoland, Villmark, Loose Ends, Samaritan, Min Misunnelige Frisør, Kissed by Winter, Naboer, Gymnaslærer Pedersen, The Man Who Loved Yngve and most recently Hidden .He was named one of the "Shooting...
as Kai Koss - Anders Danielsen Lie as Peter
- Karin ParkKarin ParkKarin Park is a Swedish , singer-songwriter who lives in Oslo, Norway and Djura, Sweden.- Music career :Karin Park had a big hit in Norway with the album and the single Superworldunknown which won a Norwegian Grammy for "Best Newcomer" and was also nominated as "the best Norwegian song of all...
as Miriaim - Bjarte HjelmelandBjarte HjelmelandBjarte Hjelmeland is a Norwegian actor and theatre director.He was born in Bergen. He made his stage debut in 1991 at Oslo Nye Teater, and also had notable roles at the National Theatre, Rogaland Teater, Torshovteatret, Den Nationale Scene and Chateau Neuf...
as Frode - Arthur Berning as Svenna
- Marko Iversen Kanic as Roy
- Cecilie A. Mosli as Sara
Production
Hidden was produced by Alligator in BergenBergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, the movie budget was slated by 12.6 million Norwegian krone.
Release
The film has received international attention as one of the featured films of the After Dark Horrorfest 4 and will run on 29 January 2010. The other seven films which run at After Dark Horrorfest are DreadDread (film)
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, Lake Mungo
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, ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction
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, The Final
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, The Reeds and Kill Theory
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