The Whore (2009 film)

The Whore (Norwegian: Hora) is a Norwegian comedy-horror film directed by Reinert Kiil and starring Jørgen Langhelle.[1]

The Whore
Film poster
NorwegianHora
Directed byReinert Kiil
Produced byReinert Kiil
Written byReinert Kiil
StarringJørgen Langhelle
Kenneth Falkenberg
Music byVegard Blomberg
CinematographyVidar Olsen
Patrik Säfström
Edited byReinert Kiil
Production
company
Kiil Produksjon
Distributed byAnother World Entertainment
Release date
  • 9 September 2009 (2009-09-09) (BUT Film Festival)
  • 2 February 2010 (2010-02-02) (Norway)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian
Budget240 000 Kr.

Plot

Rikke is an author and is writing on a new novel. To find inspiration she decides to get out to the countryside town where her mother is buried. This local community called Dokka is full of goons who make it difficult for Rikkie to write her book.[2]

Cast
  • Ailen as Hora
  • Rudy Claes as Politikvinne
  • Jørgen Langhelle as Politiet
  • Reinert Kiil as Regissøren
  • Minken Tveitan as Hilde
  • Kenneth Falkenberg as John
  • Eik Ommedal as Rikkard
  • Gaute Næsheim as Ronny
  • Cassandra Jacobsen as Jenny
  • Isabel Vibe as Rikke
  • Iselin Saga as Dame
  • Beate Kletten as Mora
  • Hugo Mikal Skår as Voldtektsmann
  • Ailen Wahlmann as Girl

Production

Kiil shot the project with a budget of 240,000 Kroner in just 10 days with a shooting schedule of 16 hours per day at a cabin in Oslo.[3] It is Norway's first Grindhouse film.[4] Kiil cast Scandinavian porn star Isabel Vibe for the lead character Rikke.[5]

Release

The film premiered on September 9, 2009, in Oslo[6] and was on February 5, 2010, released on DVD in Norway.[7] The Whore was banned in Minneapolis at the Minneapolis underground film festival; a private screening was later organised.[8]

Awards

The film won Best Feature Award in the Netherlands at BUT FILM FESTIVAL 2009 and the award was presented to Reinert Kiil by director John Waters.[9] The Whore won best sound mix at Denver Underground Film Festival in 2009.

Soundtrack

The score was composed by Apoptygma Berzerk sound engineer Vegard Blomberg.[10]

Sequel

The Sequel Inside the Whore was released 2011 in Norway.[11] It was filmed in summer 2010 in Kvamm, Norway. The sequel's director was Reinert Kiil, who also portrayed the lead character. Other cast members were Jørgen Langhelle, Viktoria Winge, Kim Sønderholm, porn star Isabel Vibe and Reality TV (Big Brother) star Anette Young.[12]

References
  1. Hora – The Whore: Hora has strong scenes of violence Archived October 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1501658/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl
  3. Scandinavian Horrors - Xomba.com
  4. Horror for Hora - ArrowintheHead.com
  5. Hora DVD (PAL All Region)
  6. PÅ GLORIA FLAMES LØRDAG 6. FEBRUAR
  7. En lejemorder ser tilbage: "Men trur jeg kan med handen på hjerte si at det er den groveste filmen fra skandinavia i historien"
  8. Filmoverzicht: Hora
  9. http://archief.butff.nl/2009/blz/homee8b0.html?taal=1
  10. Inside the Whore – { HORA }
  11. Raunchy New Poster Debuts for Inside the Whore
  12. Inside the Whore Movie
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