Another Round
M
Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, 2020
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Language: Danish, Swedish
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Lars Ranthe, Magnus Millang, Maria Bonnevie, Susse Wold
What's it about?
Four high school teachers launch a drinking experiment: upholding a constant low level of intoxication. Winner of the 2021 Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
Amateurs
MA15+
Sweden, 2018
Genre: Comedy
Language: Swedish
Director: Gabriela Pichler
Starring: Zahraa Aldoujaili, Yara Aliadotter, Fredrik Dahl, Shada Ismaeel, Maria Nohra, Susanne Hedman, Jan Cruseman
What's it about?A sleepy Swedish province hopes to lure a discount store chain by hiring a pompous commercial director to document the town's worthiness.
Border
MA15+
Denmark, Sweden, 2018
Genre: Thriller, Fantasy, Romance, Drama
Language: Swedish
Director: Ali Abbasi
Starring: Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Sten Ljunggren, Ann Petrén, Rakel Wärmländer, Viktor Åkerblom-Nilsson, Jörgen Thorsson, Andreas Kundler, Matti Boustedt, Kjell Wilhelmsen
What's it about?
Customs officer Tina is known for her extraordinary sense of smell. It's almost as if she can sniff out the guilt on anyone smuggling or hiding something. However, when she encounters the first person she cannot prove is guilty, she is forced to confront terrifying revelations about herself and humankind.
[link title="'Border': Genre-Bending Swedish Film Destined For Cult Status" url="node/193714"]
Dead Snow
MA15+
Norway, 2009
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Cult
Language: Norwegian
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Starring: Vegar Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen, Charlotte Frogner, Evy Kasseth Røsten, Jenny Skavlan, Ørjan Gamst, Bjørn Sundquist
What's it about?
Eight medical students going for a boozy weekend in the Norwegian Alps discover a nasty history lesson of the local area when they uncover some old Nazi gold. Their discovery unleashes an undead army of goose-stepping ghouls who want their gold back. This 2009 cult hit from director Tommy Wirkola went on to have a sequel, 2014's Dead Snow: Red Vs Dead.
The Other Side of Hope
M
Finland, Germany, 2017
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Language: Arabic, English, Finnish, Swedish
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Starring: Sakari Kuosmanen, Sherwan Haji, Simon Al-Bazoon, Janne Hyytiäinen, Nuppu Koivu, Ilkka Koivula
What's it about?
A poker-playing restauranteur and former travelling salesman makes friends with a group of refugees who have just arrived in Finland. This poignant and funny dramedy was the winner of the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 2017 Berlinale.
A Second Chance
MA15+
Denmark, Sweden, 2015
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Language: Danish, Swedish
Director: Susanne Bier
Starring: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Maria Bonnevie, Thomas Bo Larsen
What's it about?
Detectives and best friends Andreas and Simon lead vastly different lives; Andreas has settled down with his beautiful wife and son while Simon, recently divorced, spends most of his waking hours getting drunk at the local strip club. But all that changes when they are called out to a domestic dispute between a junkie couple, caught in a vicious cycle of violence and drugs. It all looks very routine until Andreas finds the couple's infant son crying in a closet. The usually collected policeman finds himself confronted with his own powerlessness and is shaken to his core. As Andreas slowly loses his grip on justice, it suddenly becomes up to the unruly Simon to restore the balance between right and wrong.
A Royal Affair
M
Sweden, Germany, Czech Republic, Denmark, 2012
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Language: Danish, French, German
Director: Nikolaj Arcel
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Trine Dyrholm, Alicia Vikander
What's it about?
A young queen, who is married to an insane king, falls secretly in love with his physician – and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever. A lush period drama with beautiful costumes and exquisite set design.
[link title="A Royal Affair: Nicolaj Arcel interview" url="node/917"]
[link title="A Royal Affair Review: A captivating tale of betrayal, political intrigue and doomed love" url="node/5861"]
Feel the Beat
M
Sweden, 2018
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Language: Swedish, English
Director: Rikard Svensson
Starring: Magnus Krepper, Rikard Svensson, Anna Sise, Piotr Giro, Hilderun Gorpe
What's it about?
A man immerses himself in Stockholm's swing dancing scene after his wife is hurt in a car crash. Go on a romantic journey with this dramatic comedy about love, music and dance.
In Order of Disappearance
MA15+
Denmark, 2014
Genre: Comedy, Action
Language: Norwegian, Swedish
Director: Hans Petter Moland
Starring: Bruno Ganz, Stellan Skarsgård, Peter Andersson
What's it about?
Nils has just lost his son, who was murdered for something he did not do. Seeking revenge, Nils wages a war against a gangster, the Count and the Serbian mafia boss, Papa.
[link title="In Order of Disappearance Review " url="node/17824"]
The Hunt
MA15+
Sweden, Denmark, 2012
Genre: Drama
Language: Danish
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp
What's it about?
Following a tough divorce, 40-year-old Lucas has a new girlfriend, a new job and is in the process of re-establishing his relationship with his teenage son, Marcus. But things go awry. Not a lot. Just a slight comment. A random lie. And as the snow falls and the Christmas lights are lit, the lie spreads like an invisible virus. The shock and mistrust gets out of hand, and the small community suddenly finds itself in a collective state of hysteria, while Lucas fights a lonely fight for his life and dignity.
[link title="The Hunt: Mads Mikkelsen interview" url="node/1165"]
[link title="The Hunt review: Group hysteria drama gets it right" url="node/5939"]
Ragnarok
PG
Norway, 2013
Genre: Adventure, Action
Language: Norwegian, Swedish
Director: Mikkel Braenne Sandemose
Starring: Sofia Helin, Pål Sverre Hagen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjørn Sundquist, Julian Podolski, Vera Rudi, Maria Annette Tanderø Berglyd, Jens Hultén
What's it about?
After assembling a team to decode mysterious runes describing Ragnarok, the Viking legend of the end of the world, Norwegian archaeologist Sigurd Svendsen inadvertently awakens a monster.
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