Hidden (2009 film)

Hidden (Norwegian: Skjult) is a 2009 Norwegian psychological horror film written and directed by Pål Øie,[2] which stars Kristoffer Joner, Karin Park and Bjarte Hjelmeland.[3]

Hidden
Promotional poster
Directed byPål Øie
Produced byJan Aksel Angeltvedt
Written byPål Øie
StarringKristoffer Joner
Karin Park
Bjarte Hjelmeland
Music byTrond Bjerknes
CinematographySjur Aarthun
Edited byLars Apneseth
Production
company
Alligator Film
Film Fund FUZZ
Distributed bySandrew Metronome Norge
Alligator Film
After Dark Films
Release date
  • 3 April 2009 (2009-04-03)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian
Budget12.6 million Norwegian Krone[1]

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. This triggers a chain reaction that leaves another boy without his family, who are killed when the trailer crashes into their car.

After his mother's death, KK (Kai Koss) returns to his hometown 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. Various visions of past haunt the protagonist as he visits his ancestral house. At one point he decides to burn the house, but is deferred by the local police women. In the final catharsis of the protagonist he pushes his diabolic half burned brother Peter off the waterfall. In the end: Police arrests KK for various murders which seem to have been committed by the alter ego Peter. Audience is left with the question of whether Peter is real or just a manifestation of KK's mangled distorted past.

Cast

Production

Hidden was produced by Alligator in Bergen,[4] the movie budget was slated by 12.6 million Norwegian krone.[5]

Release

The film has received international attention as one of the featured films of the After Dark Horrorfest 4[6] and will run on 29 January 2010.[7] The other seven films which run at After Dark Horrorfest are Dread, The Graves, Lake Mungo, ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction, The Final, The Reeds and Kill Theory.[8]

References
  1. "Fresh TV Spots For Norwegian Horror SKJULT (HIDDEN)". Twitchfilm.net. 31 March 2009.
  2. "Skjult at the 2010 8 Films to Die For Film Festvial!". 28Dayslateranalysis.com. 12 November 2009.
  3. "Fourth After Dark Title Acquired". Shocktillyoudrop.com. 2 October 2009
  4. "Ukryty". Carpenoctem.pl. 11 November 2009. Archived from the original on 15 November 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  5. "New American Poster - After Dark's Hidden". Dreadcentral.com. 16 November 2009
  6. "Skjult (Hidden): Official Horrorfest Poster". 28dayslateranalysis.com. 28 November 2009.
  7. "Posters, Pics from Upcoming Hidden". Shocktillyoudrop.com. 11 November 2009
  8. Miska, Brad (19 January 2010). "Horrorfest '10: Trailer Debut for Foreign Spookfest 'Hidden'"". Bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
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