A Hole in My Heart

A Hole In My Heart
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLukas Moodysson
Written byLukas Moodysson
Produced byLars Jönsson
StarringThorsten Flinck
Sanna Bråding
Björn Almroth
Goran Marjanovic
CinematographyMalin Fornander
Jesper Kurlandsky
Lukas Moodysson
Karl Strandlind
Edited byMichal Leszczylowski
Production
company
Memfis Film
Distributed bySonet Film
Release dates
  • 10 September 2004 (2004-09-10) (TIFF)
  • 17 September 2004 (2004-09-17)
Running time
98 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

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."