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'
Borgen: Season 3 (2012)
8.5/10
Starring: Soren Malling, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Birgitte Hjort Sorensen, Emil Poulsen, Frej...
Over two years have passed and Birgitte Nyborg is no longer the Prime Minister of Denmark. Disillusioned with the way her old party is heading, she de... Read more
A Hijacking (2012)
7.2/10
Director: Tobias Lindholm
Starring: Soren Malling, Pilou Asbaek, Dar Salim, Roland Moller, Gary Skjoldmose Porter
The cargo ship MV Rozen is heading for harbour when it is hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. Amongst the men on board are the ship's cook... Read more
Hellfjord: Series 1 (2012)
7.2/10
Starring: Stig Frode Henriksen, Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Zahid Ali, Thomas Hanzon, Maria Bock,...
A crazy mix of outlandish comedy and eccentric mystery, "Hellfjord" is the story of urban police officer Nesbit Salamander, a second generation Pakist... Read more
The Last Sentence (2012)
6.1/10
Director: Jan Troell
Starring: Pernilla August, Jesper Christensen, Bjorn Granath, Ulla Skoog
Set between 1933 and 1945, 'The Last Sentence' from director Jan Troell focuses on the life and career of Torgny Segerstedt, a Swedish newspaper edito... Read more
The Killing: Series 3 (2012)
4.3/10
Starring: Sofie Grabol
A.k.a. "Forbrydelsen". Detective Inspector Sarah Lund (Sofie Gråbøl) returns in the third and final series of The Killing Trilogy. The financial crisi... Read more
The Hunt (2012)
8.3/10
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Starring: Thomas Bo Larsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Lasse Fogelstrom, Susse Wol...
"The Hunt" is a disturbing depiction of how a lie becomes the truth when gossip, doubt and malice are allowed to flourish and ignite a witch-hunt that... Read more
Kon-Tiki (2012)
7.2/10
Director: Espen Sandberg, Joachim Roenning
Starring: Gustaf Skarsgard, Agnes Kittelsen, Pal Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen,...
Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl crossed the Pacific ocean in a balsa wood raft in 1947, together with five men, to prove that South Americans alread... Read more
Thale (2012)
5.6/10
Director: Aleksander L Nordaas
Starring: Silje Reinamo, Erlend Nervold, Jon Sigve Skard, Morten Andresen
Leo (Jon Sigve Skard) and Elvis (Erlend Nervold) are used to the gruesome and macabre. As crime scene cleaners, they arrive after the police have done... Read more
Escape (2012)
6.1/10
Director: Roar Uthaug
Starring: Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Isabel Christine Andreasen, Hallvard Holmen
In 14th-century Norway, with the terrors of the Black Plague 10 years in the past, tragedy finally catches up to 19-year-old Signe (Isabel Christine A... Read more
Black's Game (2012)
6.8/10
Director: Oskar Thor Axelsson
Starring: Thor Kristjansson, Johannes Haukur Johannesson, Damon Younger, Maria Birta
Stylish crime thriller from Iceland in which a student arrested during a drunken fight finds himself seeking legal advice from an old friend, and is d... Read more