Thale

Thale (2012)

In a cellar, dark and deep, I lay my dearest down to sleep; A secret they would like to keep.

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.

Date of release
2012-02-16
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (176)
Runtime
1h 16m
Genres
Horror, Fantasy
Director
Aleksander Nordaas

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Bergen

Thale is a 2012 Norwegian supernatural horror film directed and written by Aleksander L. Nordaas. The film was released in Norway on February 17, 2012, with a following worldwide release, sold to over 50 countries.

Production

Thale was shot on a budget of $10,000. Aleksander L. Nordaas served as the film's writer, director, co-producer, cinematographer, editor, and the set designer. He built the sets and shot most of the film in his father's basement. Nordaas has published a clip on YouTube where he talks a bit about the process.

Thale lead actress Silje Reinåmo commented that she found the role challenging and that the character's nudity made her "very vulnerable and naked, in the true sense".

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