Variety Critics´ Choice 2002 / Tyven, tyven / Norway 2002
Breathtaking performances and an exciting story make this film a rewarding drama about the relationship between a father and child. Harald has been convicted of assaulting and molesting a minor. He is denied access to his seven-year-old daughter whom he then abducts in a fit of anger. There is only one policewoman who believes that Harald is neither dangerous nor violent.
Two exquisite lead performances and a story that is both thrilling and unpredictable make "Hold My Heart" a surprisingly watchable drama about the strained relationship between a father and his young daughter. Harald (Jorgen Langhelle) is divorced from his wife, Cecilie (Andrea Braein Hovig), after a break-up involving accusations of battery and child molesting. Forbidden to see his seven-year-old daughter, Lisa (Vera Rudi), Harald kidnaps her in a fit of rage and, over the next few days, the two grow closer again. Only a policewoman (Ingjerd Egeberg) believes he´s not a dangerous and violent man. Langhelle manages to make his character so ambivalent that for a long time the audience is unsure of his guilt, and the young Rudi manages to hold her own against the adult actors. Gunnar Rehlin
92 min / Black & white, 35 mm
Director Trygve Allister Diesen
/ Screenplay Trygve Allister Diesen, Knut Kristiansen
/ Dir. of Photography Harald Gunnar Paalgard
/ Music Kaada
/ Editor Einar Egeland
/ Producer Hilde Berg, Bent Rognlien
/ Production Norsk Filmproduksjon AS
/ Cast Jorgen Langhelle, Vera Rudi, Andrea Braein Hovig, Kari Simonsen, Ingjerd Egeberg, Anders Nyborg, Trond Hovik
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