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16/02/2012 Horror, Fantasy 1h 16m
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In a cellar, dark and deep, I lay my dearest down to sleep; A secret they would like to keep.

Overview

Norwegian folklore turns out to be real when Leo and Elvis encounter a girl called Thale in a basement. A regular cleaning job turns into a struggle for survival, while they're trying to figure out what or who Thale is. Could Thale be a huldra? A seductive forest spirit who appears from the front to be a beautiful young woman, but who also has a cow's tale and whose back appears to be like a hollowed out tree. The huldra has been known to offer rewards to those who satisfy them sexually, while death to those who fail to do so and are also prone to stealing human babies.

  1. Aleksander Nordaas

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Silje Reinamo

    Thale

  2. Erlend Nervold

    Elvis

  3. Jon Sigve Skard

    Leo

  4. Sunniva Lien

    Young Thale

  5. Morten Andresen

    Hvittkledd

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Reviews

A review by Dsnake1
Written by Dsnake1 on 2018-10-05
Thale is an atmospheric horror film from Norway based on the huldra from Norwegian folklore.

A pair of crime scene cleaners stumbles across a hidden room containing Thale, a huldra who holds the appearance of a woman. The first two-thirds of the movie are the pair unraveling the mystery of who and what Thale is and why she is in this hidden compartment.

These two-thirds are fantastic. The world building is fun and pulls from the folklore, and the mystery of it all ramps up and up. We don't know that Thale is there, and once we find that out in a spectacular fashion, we slowly begin to un...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Norwegian

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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