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A Hole in My Heart (2004)

A Hole in My Heart poster
Original title
Ett hål i mitt hjärta
Directed by
Lukas Moodysson
Genre
drama film
Country
Denmark, Sweden
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
18
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 77 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and his two friends shoot a pornographic film inside his apartment. His teenage son stays in his room listening to ambient noise while the adults act out explicit scenes.

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What happens

A Hole in My Heart (Swedish: Ett hål i mitt hjärta) is a 2004 Swedish experimental drama film written and directed by Lukas Moodysson, starring Thorsten Flinck, Sanna Bråding, Björn Almroth and Goran Marjanovic. The story revolves around a man who makes a pornographic film in his apartment with a male friend and a woman, while his teenage son stays in his room and listens to ambient noise music. The film is notable for its explicit imagery, including close-ups of vaginal reconstruction surgery, an uncomfortable anal sex scene, a masturbation scene with a toothbrush, and an extended scene about the woman's vagina. Moodysson leaves the interpretation of the film to the viewer: "I have cooked you a delicious meal, but I'm not going to chew it for you." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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