Blak comedy satire about a cyclist admitting doping
I went into this with no expectations at all due to the low score on imdb, though only with a few votes, but was positively surprised.
110 % Honest (Or in Norwegian: Hjelperytteren) is absolutely funny, where it gives sports doping new face. The dopers and the family arond wich have been supporter of the doping, and don't really understand why this is such a big deal.
We meet former pro cyclist Kimberley "Kim" Karlsen (39) just moments before she holds a press conference admitting use of performance enhancing drugs in her career. We are taken behind the scenes of a doping scandal as it starts rolling, and observes how Kim tackles her fall from grace. Rather than accepting the consequences of her actions, our antiheroine refuses to alter her mindset. Everybody in sports wants to cheat.
Though cheating on a mtah test, like her daugther does, is not accepted. Why? You don't learn anything from it!
The movie is jannicke Systad Jacobsen's second feature film after the much accalimt "Turn me on, God damit" which won a lot of prizes and festival accalamation.
Well done, and serves us some really good laughs.
110 % Honest (Or in Norwegian: Hjelperytteren) is absolutely funny, where it gives sports doping new face. The dopers and the family arond wich have been supporter of the doping, and don't really understand why this is such a big deal.
We meet former pro cyclist Kimberley "Kim" Karlsen (39) just moments before she holds a press conference admitting use of performance enhancing drugs in her career. We are taken behind the scenes of a doping scandal as it starts rolling, and observes how Kim tackles her fall from grace. Rather than accepting the consequences of her actions, our antiheroine refuses to alter her mindset. Everybody in sports wants to cheat.
Though cheating on a mtah test, like her daugther does, is not accepted. Why? You don't learn anything from it!
The movie is jannicke Systad Jacobsen's second feature film after the much accalimt "Turn me on, God damit" which won a lot of prizes and festival accalamation.
Well done, and serves us some really good laughs.
- OJT
- Nov 14, 2021