Hotel St. Pauli is a 1988 Norwegian drama film by Svend Wam, based upon the novel Jord! by Erland Kiøsterud.

Hotel St. Pauli
Directed bySvend Wam
Written byPetter Vennerød
Svend Wam
Based onJord!
by Erland Kiøsterud
Produced bySvend Wam
StarringJohn Ege
Amanda Ooms
Øyvin Bang Berven
CinematographyPhilip Øgaard
Production
company
Mefistofilm AS
Release date
  • 3 March 1988 (1988-03-03) (Norway)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguagesNorwegian
Swedish

The movie is set in Copenhagen, Hamburg and the roads in between. It is about sex and violence in the Hamburg red light district of St. Pauli.

Plot

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Jor tries to make a living as an artist. For the time being, he and his girlfriend Gerda have to live off her income as a prostitute. When the young Morgan comes into their life, the relationship between the three becomes difficult, with Gerda and Morgan eventually fleeing.

Cast

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Production

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When it came out, this film caused a debate due to its unsimulated sex scenes. Amanda Ooms said she didn't regret to have played in this movie: "No not at all. I did my job well there, but there are scene in which I had full sex and some other strange things. It's a movie on the border. It's a pretty sex-based movie. It is a little difficult to explain to my own children why I took that role. I guess I did it just because I got paid well," she said.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Ooms om naken- filmen: "Bra betalt"". www.expressen.se. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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