Andreaskorset

Another one of those thrillers from the north (of Europe), that are able to impress. Yes not everything may seem like the best choice from the characters and how they deal with issues ... but it wouldn't make a great movie it it was over after 5 minutes now would it? And even without knowing where this was heading you can feel that something ugly and bad will happen early on ... and you will be right about it - sort of.

Very well acted and enough suspense to keep you on the edge of your seat throughout. Do not be squeamish and also do not mind nudity or some crazy things that will take place ... you may feel as helpless at times as the main male character ... and that is sort of the point.

Started off well with good acting but became increasingly more stupid as it progressed with a crazy ending which I had to fast forward.

First a realistic depiction of a man 's tragedy after a car crash : in a wheelchair for life , the events just after the hospital are passed over : the discovery of his new condition by the disabled (and impotent) husband ,the physical therapy ,the wife walking out on him and trying to start over with another one ,all the clichés of this kind of story are smartly eschewed .

It turns thriller in its second part ; sexual desire is the main concern of the movie, with the reappearance of a manly father supposedly working to make the house convenient for a handicapped man : under a genial façade , this man is a monster , an ogre who "ate " his son as a boy and now imposes his company (and a menage à trois) on the couple ;as far as sex is concerned, the movie treads a tenous line between simulation and reality .

The ending may be crazy but at least it's original and makes "Andraskorset" a special case in a hackneyed genre.

While driving home in the country playing sex games with his gorgeous wife Liv (Stine Hoel Varvin) by the cellular, the successful Andreas (Trond Fausa Aurvåg) has a car accident and becomes crippled and impotent. His young wife leaves him and while alone in his big house, he receives the visit of a handyman from the social service. Wagner (Svante Martin) builds walkways and installs an elevator to facilitate the life of Andreas. Meanwhile Liv supersedes her trauma and returns home, and Andreas, unable to satisfy her sexual desires, proposes she has sex with Wagner. Liv becomes close to Wagner and discloses a dark secret from his past, and the stranger unravels the truth about him and his real intentions.

"Andreaskorset" is a great little movie, with a tense, dark and dramatic story. The director Martin Asphaug shifts from an erotic tale in the very beginning, it to a heavy and powerful drama and ending in a great thriller. The performances of Stine Hoel Varvin, Trond Fausa Aurvåg and Svante Martin are excellent, and I felt a bit disappointed with the cliché in the conclusion and with the dark humor in the last scene. This unknown film is a jewel to be discovered by fans of an original story. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Jogo Perigoso" ("Dangerous Game")

I have watched recently on Netflix another thriller, from Spain, speaking of a nearly same topic: THE PARADEMIC; aka EL PRATICANTE. A husband who, after a car accident, suspects his wife to cheat on him. It saves as many surprises as this one, but the fall is not exactly the same, despite many twists too. Both features are inventive, sharp, tight and thrilling.