Scandinavian Cinema
'Scandinavian' is an Alice grouping which includes Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland. To find films from one of these countries specifically use the 'By Country' link on the left hand menu.
From the sublime to the ridiculous; from Bergman to Lars von Trier, there is something in this section for everyone.
Films from this region are often deeply personal and have a brutal honesty about them. Characters are often deeply flawed or troubled but not judged. The Dogme 95 collective (founded by Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg) exemplifies this attitude in their manifesto. Not just the stories but the film-making process itself is absolutely 'no frills'. (Visit www.dogme95.dk for more details.)
Other notables in this section include the quirky Finlander, Aki Kaurismaki, Fridrik Thor Fridrikkson from Iceland and Norwegian, Erik Skjoldjaerg.
Pictured: "It's one of the most delicious parts I've ever played. I've never been such a bastard before." Stellan Skaarsgard on his role in the rivetting 'Zero Kelvin'
Princess (2006)
6.8/10
Director: Anders Morgenthaler
A visually striking animated feature from Denmark with a missionary priest named August abandoning his profession after the death of his drug-addicted... Read more
Pusher (1996)
7.4/10
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Kim Bodnia
Dubbed a Scandinavian 'Trainspotting' by critics, this edgy Danish drama follows a small-time drug dealer who loses his stash during a police raid lea... Read more
Pusher 3: I'm the Angel of Death (2005)
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring: Zlatko Buric, Marinela Dekic, Ilyas Agac
The concluding chapter in Nicolas Winding Refn's brutal underworld trilogy finds middle-aged, Balkan-born drug kingpin Milo (Zlatko Buric) desperate t... Read more
Pusher II: With Blood on My Hands (2004)
7.4/10
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen
Hard-boiled sequel to the 1996 Danish crime thriller picks up the story of small-time thug Tonny (Mads Mikkelsen) as he is released from prison. Eager... Read more
Pusher Trilogy (1996)
7.4/10
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Kim Bodnia
The complete Pusher trilogy. Dubbed a Scandinavian 'Trainspotting' by critics, this edgy Danish drama follows a small-time drug dealer who loses his s... Read more
Rams (2015)
7.3/10
Director: Grimur Hakonarson
Starring: Charlotte Boving
Made in Iceland and inconceivable anywhere else this wryly observed winters tale about two obstinate bachelor farmers was the jury and audience f... Read more
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)
6.7/10
Director: Jalmari Helander
Starring: Jorma Tommila, Per Christian Ellefsen, Onni Tommila, Peeter Jakobi, Jonathan Hut...
Terror seizes the Arctic region when a man's reindeer herd is mysteriously slaughtered and his son grows curious about a strange excavation project ta... Read more
Reprise (2006)
7.4/10
Director: Joachim Trier
Starring: Anders Danielsen Lie, Espen Klouman-Hoiner, Viktoria Winge
The freewheeling passion of youth and the unpredictable perils of fate are the subject of Joachim Trier's lean and kinetic journey through friendship,... Read more
Salamander (2012)
7.6/10
A police inspector investigates the robbery of 66 safe deposit boxes at a private bank in Brussels. Read more
Sami Blood (2017)
7.4/10
Director: Amanda Kernell
Starring: Lene Cecilia Sparrok, Mia Erika Sparrok, Maj-Doris Rimpi
A reindeer-breeding Sámi girl who is exposed to the racism of the 1930's at her boarding school, starts dreaming of another life. But to achieve it, s... Read more