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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'

Thelma (2017)

7.7/10
Director: Joachim Trier
Starring: Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen

A college student starts to experience extreme seizures while studying at a university in Oslo, Norway. She soon learns that the violent episodes are... Read more

Tigers (2020)

6.8/10

The true story of teenage football talent Martin Bengtsson's life-and-death journey through a modern-day football industry where everything, and every... Read more

Together (2000)

7.5/10
Director: Lukas Moodysson
Starring: Emma Samuelsson, Gustaf Hammarsten, Michael Nyqvist, Lisa Lindgren

The year is 1975. Elisabeth tires of her husband, so she packs her bags, takes her children and goes off to her brother, Goran. Elisabeth is a fairly... Read more

Trollhunter (2010)

7/10
Director: Andre Ovredal
Starring: Otto Jespersen

The government says there's nothing to worry about - it's just a problem with bears making trouble in the mountains and forests of Norway. But local h... Read more

Turn Me On, Goddammit! (2011)

Director: Jannicke Systad Jacobsen
Starring: Helene Bergsholm, Malin Bjorhovde, Henriette Steenstrup, Beate Stofring, Matias...

Made from a female perspective, this is an honest and affectionately candid portrayal of adolescent eroticism and female division.15-year-old Alma and... Read more

Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon sotilas) (Blu-ray) (2017)

7/10
Starring: Johannes Holopainen

A film adaptation of Väinö Linna's best selling novel The Unknown Soldier (1954) and the novel's unedited manuscript version, Sotaromaani. Read more

Valhalla Rising (2009)

6/10
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen

Mads Mikkelsen stars in this brutal Viking adventure as One-Eye, a mute warrior with supernatural strength who has been held prisoner for years by the... Read more

Wallander: Volume 5 (2013)

8/10
Starring: Krister Henriksson

The Swedish language television series. This is the final collection of films taken from the books by Henning Mankell. Inspector Wallander is a grizzl... Read more

What No One Knows (2008)

6.2/10
Director: Soren Kragh-Jacobsen
Starring: Anders W Berthelsen, Maria Bonnevie, Ghita Norby, Marie Louise Wille, Sarah Juel...

Engrossing political thriller about a middle-aged man, whose unhappy marriage and distant father-daughter relationship, are in sharp contrast to his d... Read more

When Animals Dream (2014)

5.8/10
Director: Jonas Alexander Arnby
Starring: Sonja Richter, Jakob Oftebro, Lars Mikkelsen, Sonia Suhl

Scandinavian superstars Lars Mikkelsen (THE KILLING) and Sonja Richter (THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES) star with astonishing new talent Sonia Suhl in WHEN... Read more