Hold My Heart (Tyven Tyven)

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If someone stole your daughter, would you steal her back? In a moment of rage and despair, Harald does what he has long dreamt of but never dared: He kidnaps Lisa, the daughter he is banned from seeing. Suddenly, Harald has his hands full. Not only are the police and a terrified ex on his tail, but also seven-year-old Lisa turns out to be his toughest opponent. She doesn't understand why her parents have divorced or why she cannot see her mother anymore. She also has no desire for Harald's dream of a new life abroad. But Lisa does have a dream of her own she'd like to realize, Trygve Allister Diesen's second feature, Hold my Heart, is a stirring and bittersweet tale about how far an ordinary guy is prepared to go when someone steals what's closest to his heart. It's an affectionate story about how a father and daughter fumble their way to a relationship they feared was long lost, knowing fully that their sorrow will inevitably be balanced by joy. - Al Owens