Hidden (2009)
"Skjult" (original title)

Painful memories arise when Kai Koss goes back to his childhood home after 19 years and inherits his dead mother's house.

Director:

Pål Øie

Writer:

Pål Øie

Stars:

Kristoffer Joner, Cecilie A. Mosli, Bjarte Hjelmeland

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kristoffer Joner	...	Kai Koss
Cecilie A. Mosli	...	Sara (as Cecilie Mosli)
Bjarte Hjelmeland	...	Frode
Marko Iversen Kanic	...	Roy (as Marco Kanic)
Anders Danielsen Lie	...	Peter
Karin Park	...	Miriam
Eivind Sander	...	Anders
Arthur Berning	...	Svenna
Agnes Karin Haaskjold	...	Kai Koss' Mother
Andreas Haugsbø	...	Kai Koss som barn
Marius Rusti	...	Peter som barn
Julie Rusti	...	Anne
Jon Sigve Skard	...	Stian
Elisabeth Lillevik	...	Peter's Mother
Are Strand	...	Peter's Father

Storyline

Painful memories arise when Kai Koss goes back to his childhood home after 19 years and inherits his dead mother's house.

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Plot Keywords:

house | mother | dead mother | symbolism | sniper | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, disturbing images and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian Swedish

Release Date:

3 April 2009 (Norway)

Also Known As:

Hidden

Filming Locations:

Bergen, Hordaland, Norway

Box Office

Budget:

NOK 12,600,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alligator Film, Film Fund FUZZ

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Concert for Violin in D minor, RV 245. Allegro"
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Vivaldi Dresden Concerti no. 3
Performed by Accademia I Filarmonici
Conductor: Alberto Martini
Licenced by Naxos

User Reviews

Nicely done film but the story isn't really going anywhere.

Guess that in the end this movie is an OK watch but it's also one that had some far more potential, if it had only tried to tell a better story with its movie.

I just don't like a mystery-thriller, in which we as the viewers know even less about the mystery of the whole story than the main character. It really should be a movie rule that the viewers always must know just as much about what is going on, as the main character. It makes things a whole lot more involving as well to watch and follow.

This movie just loves to mess with your mind. It's one of those movies in which you are never sure what is real and what is going on in the main characters mind. And the movie just never seems to get enough of this. It doesn't just make the movie complicated but it also makes it a bit of a mess. I honestly started loosing interest in this movie real fast. I just couldn't care anymore about the story or its characters, or were it was all heading toward. It's because you never really know whats real or not and what is the 'secret' the main character is carrying around with him. You could say that it's a movie that tries too hard to be clever and over-complicated with its story, while in fact the story just isn't powerful enough to fully achieve any of this. It also means that the movie trows in just too much stuff, which makes it all a bit of a mess in the long run. Was most of the stuff and mystery really necessary for the movie its plot? No, as it turns out in the end.

But it nevertheless remains still a well made and great looking Norwegian movie. There is basically just very little wrong with any of its acting, cinematography or visual directing. Its look is the foremost reason why the movie still somewhat works out because it manages to create a great, moody, almost horror-like atmosphere. The movie is also being listed as an horror, though honesty I would still call it more of a thriller than anything else really. There are scare moments in it and all and the atmosphere is kind of creepy but its story is just purely being a typical mystery-thriller one.

So despite all of the negativity and complaints I have toward this movie, I still consider it as a watchable enough one.

6/10

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