Cinema - Nordic, a list by ahasson

78

/679/

77

/284/

4.2

/341725/

97

/218/

94

/51/

86

/44/

4.0

age 14+

Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.

85

7.7

/120952/

75

/3718/

74

/1687/

4.1

/829299/

96

/252/

86

/207/

91

/47/

4.0

age 16+

The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.

83

7.7

/38780/

76

/1507/

76

/508/

4.0

/65720/

97

/131/

95

/103/

77

/29/

3.5

Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs in the balance: will his endevours bring him wealth and honour, or cost him his life...?

83

7.6

/28549/

75

/388/

74

/413/

4.0

/37223/

98

/97/

90

/375/

84

/29/

3.5

Arriving in Helsinki, a nameless man is beaten within an inch of his life by thugs, miraculously recovering only to find that he has completely lost his memory. Back on the streets, he attempts to begin again from zero, befriending a moody dog and becoming besotted with a Salvation Army volunteer.

83

7.6

/32901/

76

/826/

74

/483/

4.1

/108722/

97

/73/

82

/207/

84

/23/

4.0

A recovering drug addict is granted a day’s leave from rehab and returns to Oslo, where he reconnects with friends, faces the weight of his past, and struggles with uncertainty about his future. Over the course of one day, he drifts through encounters that reflect his longing for connection and his deep sense of alienation.

83

8.3

/402741/

81

/8002/

80

/4562/

4.3

/517177/

92

/131/

93

/1068/

77

/30/

3.0

A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.

82

7.5

/74106/

74

/3334/

72

/1000/

3.8

/79454/

96

/140/

89

/127/

81

/25/

4.0

age 16+

Markus returns home to care for his daughter when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. However, when a survivor of the wreck surfaces and claims foul play, Markus suspects his wife was murdered and embarks on a mission to find those responsible.

82

7.3

/2966/

72

/89/

69

/57/

3.7

/2623/

100

/47/

83

/4/

87

/17/

4.0

Together for 20 years, a couple that has grown apart over time receives difficult news that will impact the entire family. As they try to make sense of the changes, they end up rediscovering their love for one another.

82

7.5

/9002/

74

/115/

71

/122/

3.9

/9350/

91

/85/

87

/174/

80

/29/

4.0

A follow-up to Scenes from a Marriage (1973); some thirty years after divorcing Johan, Marianne decides to visit her ex-husband at his summer home. She arrives in the middle of a family drama between Johan's son from another marriage and his granddaughter.

82

7.4

/16896/

73

/303/

70

/250/

4.0

/18027/

98

/42/

80

/548/

81

/15/

4.0

In the Swedish city of Lethe, people from different walks of life take part in a series of short, deadpan vignettes that rush past. Some are just seconds long, none longer than a couple of minutes. A young woman remembers a fantasy honeymoon with a rock guitarist. A man awakes from a dream about bomber planes. A businessman boasts about success while being robbed by a pickpocket, and so on. The absurdist collection is accompanied by Dixieland jazz and similar music.

81

7.3

/18713/

74

/750/

78

/536/

3.6

/18473/

100

/10/

90

/84/

age 14+

On March 21st, 1945, the British Royal Air Force set out on a mission to bomb Gestapo's headquarters in Copenhagen. The raid had fatal consequences as some of the bombers accidentally targeted a school and more than 120 people were killed, 86 of whom were children.

81

7.7

/221942/

76

/7269/

76

/3615/

4.1

/625225/

93

/232/

90

/209/

79

/34/

3.0

age 14+

Four stagnant high school teachers decide to test out a theory that maintaining a constant level of intoxication will improve their overall lives.

81

7.5

/68625/

73

/3308/

73

/1784/

3.9

/77017/

98

/123/

87

/152/

83

/23/

3.5

Police officer Asger Holm, demoted to desk work as an alarm dispatcher, answers a call from a panicked woman who claims to have been kidnapped. Confined to the police station and with the phone as his only tool, Asger races against time to get help and find her.

81

7.5

/6151/

72

/103/

73

/77/

3.8

/2674/

90

/105/

84

/198/

80

/24/

4.0

In a time of social change and unrest, war and poverty, a young working class woman, Maria, wins a camera in a lottery. The decision to keep it alters her whole life.

81

7.5

/21358/

73

/367/

70

/298/

4.1

/28247/

88

/34/

90

/380/

77

/15/

4.0

A monumental traffic jam serves as the backdrop for the lives of the inhabitants of a Swedish city.

81

7.8

/229436/

78

/6659/

75

/3134/

3.8

/78023/

85

/186/

87

/6163/

76

/36/

4.0

age 18+

Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström. Nevertheless, he is hired by Henrik Vanger in order to solve a cold case, the disappearance of Vanger's niece

80

7.5

/19078/

74

/1047/

71

/345/

3.6

/27763/

100

/11/

95

/52/

3.0

age 14+

On the brink of the Second World War, a young Norwegian man's drive to resist the Nazis sets a new course for his future – and the future of his country.

80

7.3

/28583/

74

/749/

71

/496/

4.0

/58577/

100

/11/

85

/246/

78

/8/

Tonny is released from prison - again. This time he has his mind set on changing his broken down life, but that is easier said than done.

80

7.4

/11903/

72

/424/

72

/425/

3.8

/16211/

97

/119/

85

/53/

81

/25/

3.5

Halla declares a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry. She is prepared to risk everything to protect the pristine Icelandic Highlands she loves… Until an orphan unexpectedly enters her life.

80

7.7

/73799/

78

/2617/

76

/1256/

3.9

/52516/

91

/119/

88

/235/

70

/21/

3.5

age 13+

Despite being deposed as president of his condominium association, grumpy 59-year-old Ove continues to watch over his neighbourhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove and she accidentally back into Ove’s mailbox, it sets off a series of unexpected changes in his life.

79

7.5

/18890/

73

/723/

75

/310/

3.9

/116151/

92

/110/

86

/40/

82

/22/

3.0

Struggling to survive in post-WWI Copenhagen, a newly unemployed and pregnant young woman is taken in by a charismatic elder to help run an underground adoption agency. The two form an unexpected bond, until a sudden discovery changes everything.

79

7.3

/35537/

70

/1142/

71

/686/

3.8

/200620/

97

/169/

62

/73/

86

/30/

4.0

In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles – from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.

79

7.4

/2149/

74

/57/

72

/52/

3.8

/3643/

93

/29/

85

/2/

76

/7/

3.5

Jaakko and Sirpa have never met face to face, but talk on the phone every day. When Jaakko hears news about Sirpa's declining health, he decides to go meet her in another city. It's not the easiest decision, because he's blind and paralyzed from the chest down - and he has to make the journey alone. To get there, Jaakko must rely on the help of five strangers. What could go wrong?

79

7.2

/72074/

69

/1932/

68

/1173/

3.9

/124585/

94

/161/

76

/409/

87

/37/

3.5

age 14+

While holidaying in the French Alps, a Swedish family deals with acts of cowardliness as an avalanche breaks out.

79

7.5

/110757/

75

/2842/

72

/1315/

3.7

/33814/

93

/97/

85

/1109/

72

/26/

3.5

An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.

78

7.5

/12363/

72

/134/

68

/108/

3.7

/3356/

89

/72/

86

/196/

76

/30/

3.5

A Danish officer, Michael, is sent away to the International Security Assistance Force operation in Afghanistan for three months. His first mission there is to find a young radar technician who had been separated from his squad some days earlier. While on the search, his helicopter is shot down and he is taken as a prisoner of war, but is reported dead to the family.

78

7.6

/38957/

75

/540/

71

/466/

3.8

/16814/

87

/102/

87

/1570/

78

/29/

A manager of an orphanage in India is sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he discovers a life-altering family secret.

78

7.5

/53640/

74

/1164/

73

/918/

3.7

/34858/

90

/110/

82

/503/

73

/27/

3.5

age 16+

A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.

78

7.2

/14701/

70

/362/

69

/343/

3.8

/19454/

92

/108/

75

/30/

84

/23/

3.5

A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.

78

7.3

/8690/

73

/191/

73

/145/

3.7

/8430/

97

/31/

85

/12/

79

/7/

3.0

Elle Marja, 14, is a reindeer-breeding Sami girl. Exposed to the racism of the 1930s and phrenological examinations at her boarding school, she starts dreaming of another life. To achieve this other life she has to become someone else and break all ties with her family and culture.

78

7.4

/20631/

74

/476/

71

/263/

3.7

/5765/

94

/47/

88

/133/

3.0

Norwegian winter, 1915. On the island Bastøy, outside Oslo, a group of young boys aged 11 to 18, are held in an institution for delinquent youth, notorious for its sadistic regime. One day a new boy, Erling, arrives, determined to escape from the island. After a tragic incident, he ends up leading the boys in a violent uprising. When the boys manage to take over the island, 150 soldiers are sent in to restore order.

78

7.1

/17974/

71

/544/

68

/284/

3.7

/7176/

96

/110/

76

/278/

82

/26/

3.5

Tensions are high after a Danish freighter is captured and held for ransom by Somali pirates, leading to weeks of high-stakes negotiations – and an escalating potential for explosive violence.

77

7.0

/12518/

74

/752/

68

/237/

3.5

/14891/

94

/32/

85

/31/

72

/9/

3.5

Turo is stuck in a small village and the best thing in his life is being the lead vocalist for the amateur metal band Impaled Rektum. He and his bandmates have practiced for 12 years without playing a single gig. The guys get a surprise visitor from Norway -- the promoter for a huge heavy metal music festival -- and decide it's now or never. They steal a van, a corpse, and even a new drummer to make their dreams a reality.

77

7.4

/3895/

65

/45/

66

/50/

3.8

/1474/

85

/72/

84

/50/

79

/26/

3.5

Scripted by Ingmar Bergman, this very personal film is about a destructive affair which wrecks the marriage of an actress (Marianne) and musician (Markus). Wanting to continue the affair, Marianne moves in with her lover. But she is tormented by Markus' decision not to let her have custody of their daughter. Finally Markus announces he may have a solution to the stalemate, but this leads to deception, lies and ultimately, tragedy.

77

7.2

/15677/

72

/460/

69

/293/

3.7

/12837/

95

/108/

83

/56/

82

/24/

3.0

In a secluded valley in Iceland, Gummi and Kiddi live side by side, tending to their sheep. Their ancestral sheep-stock is considered one of the country’s best and the two brothers are repeatedly awarded for their prized rams who carry an ancient lineage. Although they share the land and a way of life, Gummi and Kiddi have not spoken to each other in four decades. When a lethal disease suddenly infects Kiddi’s sheep, the entire valley comes under threat. The authorities decide to cull all the animals in the area to contain the outbreak. But Gummi and Kiddi don’t give up so easily – and each brother tries to stave off the disaster in his own fashion: Kiddi by using his rifle and Gummi by using his wits.

76

7.2

/5233/

68

/80/

66

/102/

3.7

/6126/

98

/56/

76

/10/

83

/17/

3.0

Summer 1962 and Olli Mäki has a shot at the world championship title in featherweight boxing. From the Finnish countryside to the bright lights of Helsinki, everything has been prepared for his fame and fortune. All Olli has to do is lose weight and concentrate. But there is a problem – he has fallen in love with Raija.

76

7.5

/16571/

72

/209/

71

/184/

3.7

/6084/

85

/59/

91

/358/

70

/21/

3.0

40-year-old Elling, sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution when his mother, who has sheltered him his entire life, dies. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and female-obsessed virgin, also in his 40s.

76

7.0

/11581/

67

/493/

66

/229/

3.6

/5595/

90

/97/

79

/54/

81

/30/

3.5

Company commander Claus Michael Pedersen and his men are stationed in Helmand, Afghanistan. Meanwhile back in Denmark, with a husband at war and three children missing their father, everyday life is a struggle for Claus' wife Maria. During a routine mission, the soldiers are caught in heavy Taliban crossfire. In order to save his men, Claus makes a decision that ultimately sees him return to Denmark accused of a war crime.

75

7.1

/7752/

71

/257/

70

/173/

3.5

/4470/

96

/28/

82

/10/

71

/8/

3.0

age 15+

When Astrid Lindgren was very young something happened that affected her profoundly, and this combination of both miracle and calamity came to shape her entire life. It was an event that transformed her into one of the most inspiring women of our age and the storyteller a whole world would come to love. This is the story of when a young Astrid, despite the expectations of her time and religious upbringing, decided to break free from society's norms and follow her heart.

75

7.2

/20782/

72

/348/

68

/241/

3.6

/7272/

86

/69/

82

/423/

74

/20/

3.0

Gunman Flame and his partner Citron assassinate Nazi collaborators for the Danish resistance. Assigned targets by their Allies-connected leader, Aksel Winther, they relish the opportunity to begin targeting the Nazis themselves. When they begin to doubt the validity of their assignments, their morally complicated task becomes even more labyrinthine.

74

7.1

/9407/

68

/315/

67

/188/

3.9

/39260/

92

/75/

75

/26/

81

/21/

2.5

In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people. But the deeper he goes into the unforgiving landscape, the more he strays from his purpose, the mission and morality.

77

74

7.5

/19130/

73

/246/

71

/182/

3.7

/4960/

83

/6/

91

/1000/

A musical romantic tragedy about a famous composer who moves back to his small hometown after having had heart troubles. His search for a simple everyday life leads him into teaching the local church choir, which is not easily accepted by the town yet the choir builds a great love for their teacher.

74

7.1

/5095/

73

/86/

68

/84/

3.5

/1251/

74

/46/

83

/137/

69

/11/

3.5

Jonas is a Copenhagen homicide scene photographer, happily married, with two kids. One day, his car stalls, another car slams into him, runs head on into a third car and flips into the ditch. The other driver, Julia, is critically injured. He visits her in the hospital and is greeted by her family, who assumes he must be the Sebastian she told them about, the new fiance she met in Vietnam.

74

7.1

/11729/

67

/382/

70

/198/

3.8

/19953/

97

/132/

77

/120/

87

/29/

2.0

Three girls in 1980s Stockholm decide to form a punk band—despite not having any instruments, and being told by everyone that punk is dead.

73

7.3

/2874/

73

/62/

70

/53/

3.8

/22768/

90

/40/

81

/8/

2.0

Johanne falls in love with her teacher and records her fantasies and feelings in writing. Together with her mother and grandmother, they debate the literary potential and whether to publish it.

73

7.6

/42913/

73

/580/

71

/435/

3.7

/11229/

77

/119/

86

/506/

65

/29/

2.5

The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud. But loneliness, frailty and sorrow lie in wait.

73

7.7

/44378/

74

/605/

73

/382/

3.8

/17182/

68

/37/

87

/542/

61

/15/

Stockholm, in the 1950s. Erik is expelled from the local school for getting into one brawl too many. To protect Erik from his violent stepfather’s reaction to his expulsion, Erik's mother arranges for Erik to spend a year at Stjärnsberg Boarding School, the only school willing to accept him. This is Erik's last chance to graduate to Upper School and he promises his mother, for his and her sake, to do all he can to stay out of trouble.

73

7.0

/14416/

64

/114/

63

/147/

3.6

/5429/

87

/85/

79

/262/

77

/28/