Thale (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Thale - a dark secret |
| Original title | Thale |
| Country of production | Norway |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 78 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Aleksander Nordaas |
| script | Aleksander Nordaas |
| production | Bendik Heggen Stønstad |
| music | Raymond Enoksen, Geirmund Simonsen |
| camera | Aleksander Nordaas |
| cut | Aleksander Nordaas |
| occupation | |
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Thale - A Dark Secret is a Norwegian horror film from 2012 by director Aleksander Nordaas , who not only directed but also took over camera work and editing.
action
The two friends Leo and Elvis work as crime scene cleaners . Therefore, they are sent to a remote forest hut to be cleaned after the owner's death. In the process, they discover hidden cellars full of mysterious gadgets, cans and obscure records. While in hiding, they are attacked by a naked woman. After a while, despite her shyness, she begins to build tentative trust in the two of them. Leo also provides them with fresh water and bread rolls. The owner's records and documents show that she is called "Thale" and has apparently lived in this cellar for decades. Some of her memories are transferred to Elvis through a touch.
The owner of the house apparently freed her and then locked her up in the basement as a child, primarily to protect her from other people and their fellows. Only once did she manage to temporarily leave the hut, and creatures immediately watched her unnoticed. She had a tail, but it was removed from her and, to Elvis' horror, is now in a refrigerator in the basement. The inexperienced Elvis and Leo wait for the police to arrive until an unspecified special unit gains access to the building.
The two protagonists find themselves tied to chairs in the forest. The threatening leader of the unit tries to get information about Thale from Elvis. He warns him that behind the enchanting facade it is a "monster", a Huldra . Thale in turn manages to hide in the basement again. Little by little she kills the masked and armed men of the unit in the building. Before the leader can shoot Elvis and Leo, the house explosion distracts him. Immediately he sees himself surrounded by several wild huldras that live in the surrounding forests and is killed by them. The two friends remain unmolested by these.
Thale then frees the two protagonists. Elvis and Leo give their testimony to the police, who don't seem particularly convinced of what happened, on record. Leo and Elvis meet again. Thale's touch apparently cured Leo's cancer. In the last shot you see Thale resting on a hill while wild huldras roam the woods. Thale gained her freedom and joins them.
backgrounds
Thale - A Dark Secret was shown at the Fantasy Filmfest on August 23rd . The film was released on DVD in the USA on the same day. The budget for the film was around $ 10,000. Regarding her role as Thale, which she embodied mostly naked, Silje Reinåmo said she felt “very vulnerable and naked, in the truest sense of the word”.
criticism
The film received mixed reviews. The film has a rating of 55% at Rotten Tomatoes , with a total of 11 reviews. The lexicon of international films says: "Solid mystery thriller that relies more on atmosphere than blood."
Web links
- Thale in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Thale in the online film database
- Thale in the Lexicon of International Films
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thale (2012) - Release Info - IMDb. In: imdb.com. Retrieved April 3, 2016 .
- ↑ http://www.fangoria.com/new/qa-thale-director-aleksander-nordaas/
- ↑ https://www.nrk.no/nordland/silje-_29_-debuterer-som-hulder-1.7973724
- ↑ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/thale_2012/
- ↑ Two thousand and one. Film lexicon FILMS from AZ - Thale - A dark secret. In: zweiausendeins.de. Retrieved April 3, 2016 .