A Hole in My Heart

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Ett hål i mitt hjärta

Directed by	Lukas Moodysson
Produced by	Lars Jönsson
Written by	Lukas Moodysson
Starring	Thorsten Flinck, Sanna Bråding, Björn Almroth, Goran Marjanovic
Distributed by	Sonet Film
Release date(s)	September 17, 2004
Running time	98 min.
Country	Sweden Denmark
Language	Swedish
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Ett hål i mitt hjärta (A Hole in My Heart) is a Swedish movie written and directed by Lukas Moodysson, and starring Thorsten Flinck, Björn Almroth, Sanna Bråding and Goran Marjanovic. It premiered on September 17, 2004. The movie is a critical comment on the society of today, especially the porn industry, although Moodysson prefers to leave the exact interpretation to the viewer; "I have cooked you a delicious meal, but I'm not going to chew it for you."^{[citation needed]}

The movie was shot in 4 weeks in Trollhättan. It has gained some controversy in Sweden due to some shocking and disturbing footage, including closeups of vaginal surgery. It has also been reported that some of the violent sex scenes are not just acted out but were actually performed during filming. Also features an anal sex scene without the use of lubrication, a masturbation scene with a toothbrush, and an extended scene about the woman's "smelly vagina".

Lukas Moodysson has expressed disapproval over the future VHS and DVD releases of the movie (the decision to release it was out of his hands) — he would preferred theaters-only release, to avoid children being exposed to it.

[edit] Plot summary

In an apartment somewhere in Sweden, a woman, a man and his friend are recording an amateur porn movie, while the one man's teenage son is trying to stay out of their way in his room. As time progresses, their filming gets out of hand. All the while, the father is concerned that his son has no respect for him, and the son is concerned about how his father treats the woman.