''Bloody Angels'' (Norwegian: ''1732 Høtten'') is a 1998 Norwegian

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...

directed by

Karin Julsrud Karin may refer to: *Karin (given name), a feminine name Fiction *Karin (manga), ''Karin'' (manga) or ''Chibi Vampire'', a Japanese media franchise *Karin Hanazono, title character of the manga and anime ''Kamichama Karin'' *Karin Kokubu, a main ...

, starring

Reidar Sørensen Reidar Sørensen (born 11 April 1956) is a Norwegian actor. He was born in Hemnesberget. He has worked at various theatres, including Trøndelag Teater, Det Norske Teatret, Riksteatret, Nordland Teater and Agder Teater. He was given the Ama ...

, Stig Henrik Hoff and Lailia Goody.The film was Julsrud's directorial début

Plot

In the small village of Høtten, six months after the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl, one of the suspects is found dead. Nicholas Ramm (Reidar Sørensen) has to investigate the crime.

Reception

Reviewers were split on the film, but generally not very positive. In a review for Norwegian newspaper

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, Jon Selås gave the movie a " die throw" of one and called it a "speculative, purposeless and ice-cold miss". Eirik W. Alver of

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was slightly more satisfied with the film, giving it three points. Though he was not bored by the movie, he found the characters and the environment caricatured.

References

External links

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''1732 Høtten'' at Filmweb.no
1998 films 1998 thriller films Norwegian thriller films 1990s Norwegian-language films {{1990s-thriller-film-stub