Danish Cinema
A list of the Danish films I have seen. Recommendations are welcome.
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- DirectorLars von TrierStarsYvetteSolbjørg HøjfeldtAnne-Lise GaboldA troubled and solitary woman who suffers from an acute light sensitivity summons the strength to escape her persistent trials; however, the fateful morning which is only hours away, still seems so distant and pale. Can she take the step?Strange shortfilm about a woman who likes the dark nighttime more than light and day.
- DirectorPer HolstStarsOle StephensenJarl Friis-MikkelsenPoul BundgaardWalter's a handsome airline steward who catches the eye of Inge, winner of Malaga's Miss Moonlight contest. Carlo is a motor-mouthed goof who has a "heel bar" (a combination shoe shop and tavern); his companion, Elly, is shooting a video of him. Inge discovers she's an unwitting smuggler, bringing diamonds into Denmark in the heel of a sandal she won at the beauty contest. When Carlo and Walter take Walter's mom on holiday back to Malaga, Inge follows, looking for more diamonds. They're also tailed by Ateza, the smuggler; he kidnaps Inge and orders his men to kill Carlo. Blithely unaware of the dangers, Carlo and Walter (with Elly's camera running) pursue their vacation.
- DirectorJohn HilbardStarsJarl Friis-MikkelsenOle StephensenKirsten RolffesCoffee has been outlawed and an organization of retired people smuggle coffee from the Swedish mafia, while Walter pursues his new love interest and Carlo deals with a midlife crisis after being dumped by his girlfriend.
- DirectorFinn HenriksenStarsFinn NørbygaardJacob HaugaardPaul HüttelJacob, a self-styled private investigator working out of his younger brother's auto salvage yard, sees a chance to make a quick kroner when he meets Finn, a simple chap on the dole. He convinces Finn's social worker to buy Finn a partnership in the PI business. He then sets out to train Finn as his assistant. Their first case is to find a young woman who's joined a cult and get her out. Jacob tapes a walkie-talkie to Finn's leg and sends him into the cult to find and kidnap her. Can these bumbling fellows figure out which woman she is (all cult members have forsaken their old names) and get her out without coming to the attention of the well-muscled guards? Will she want to come?
- DirectorJarl Friis-MikkelsenOle StephensenStarsJarl Friis-MikkelsenOle StephensenJan MalmsjöWalter and Carlo are given the task of handing over The Little Mermaid to a couple of secret agents at New York Airport. It goes far from planned and they get involved in a high-tension drama between Russian and American agents.
- DirectorJørgen LethStarsMichael LaudrupJohan CruijffJørgen LethA stil-life of marvellous Danish footballer Michael Laudrups performance on the Barcelona dreamteam 1989-94.While Michael Laudrup is undoubtedly a world class football player, this "documentary" is pretty worthless. Leth, the director, decides not to focus on anything else other than the ballet-like moves Laudrup makes and while he truly is a great, 70 minutes of superslow shots of his legs interspersed with a couple of interviews and Spanish people saying how great he is on cue, left me feeling decidedly underwhelmed. Not recommended and only 1.5 stars because it is after all Laudrup.
- DirectorOle BornedalStarsNikolaj Coster-WaldauSofie GråbølKim BodniaA law student starts working as a night watchman at The Department of Forensic Medicine in Copenhagen. His mad friend gets him on a game of dare that escalates. As a serial-killer's victims start piling up at work, he becomes a suspect.
- DirectorMartin SchmidtStarsLene Laub OksenMette BratlannTomas Villum JensenSome students gets locked up in their school and is stalked by a killer. But as time goes by, it turns out that there is more to this than it seems.
- DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsKim BodniaZlatko BuricLaura DrasbækA drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.
- DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsThomas Bo LarsenUlrich ThomsenMia Maria BackThe bank robbers Karsten and Peter are on the run in Sweden. With them is one of their teenage daughter.
- DirectorMartin SchmidtStarsLine KruseChristian GrønvallMari-Anne JespersenAs four friends set up a game of murder in an abandoned house, a real-life murderer approaches to up the stakes of the game.
- DirectorJonas ElmerStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBjarne HenriksenNicolaj KopernikusThree friends, Steffen, Thomas and Mogens spend a lot of time together in Julies apartment while they talk about soccer and how to get enough money for tickets to the big game next week. At the same time Julie is trying to get in contact with her boyfriend René who she thinks is having an affair. They all talk a lot about whats on their mind during this week.
- DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsUlrich ThomsenHenning MoritzenThomas Bo LarsenAt Helge's 60th birthday party, some unpleasant family truths are revealed.
- DirectorTomas Villum JensenStarsRobert HansenSofie Lassen-KahlkeSebastian Jessen16 y.o. Danish high school sophomore Viktor falls in love with senior Anja at 1st hiccup. Their little brothers (BFFs) invite him to Anja's 18th birthday party. Viktor's 2 friends also help. Where does Anja's arrogant boyfriend fit in?
- DirectorLasse Spang OlsenStarsKim BodniaDejan CukicNikolaj Lie KaasTwo brothers, one cold and ruthless, the other sensitive and reluctant, and their brutal misadventures.
- DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsKim BodniaMads MikkelsenRikke Louise AnderssonTwo stories for the price of one: Lenny works in a video shop and tries to get aquainted with the waitress Lea. Leo beats his pregnant wife, Louise, which is a VERY bad idea, as her brother, Louis, is a violent racist.For a film with such an unappealing name as Bleeder, it is actually a pretty good one. Kim Bodnia plays himself, but does it very well and is quite enjoyable. Most impressive for me is Mads Mikkelsen whose range of characters and types is really starting to make me change my opinion of him from very good, if slightly one-dimensional, to someone who can pull off a wide variety of performances. The director, Winding Refn, is clearly in his element here. In some ways this reminded me of Drive. Having only seen Drive, Pusher & now Bleeder, I am slowly warming to his style. I'll reserve judgment for now, until I have watched some more of his stuff, however he might just be an acquired taste.
- DirectorAnders Thomas JensenStarsUlrich ThomsenJens Jørn SpottagJohn MartinusOn his way to the polls, an idealist yet absent-minded voter must endure continuous waves of racist cab drivers and their offensive remarks.Very good short film about a guy who forgets to vote and realises with 20 minutes until the booths close.
- DirectorSøren Kragh-JacobsenStarsIben HjejleAnders W. BerthelsenJesper AsholtKresten's dad dies and he returns to the farm on Lolland to take care of things, including his developmentaly-challenged brother. He employs a hooker as maid. He loses his wife and job due to lies. The maid's kid brother moves in and they're a family of 4.Had no expectations and perhaps because of that ended up liking the film. Great performances all-round and an interesting story.
- DirectorPer FlyStarsJesper ChristensenMarius Sonne JanischefskaStine Holm JoensenKaj is an alcoholic living on the money the Danish state is providing him. Him and his friends spend their time drinking beer at a public bench. One day Kaj's life turns upside down when a young lady and her child moves in next to him.Had no expectations of this film at all. I mean how interesting can a film be of watching a drunk guy on a bench. Well, as it turns out, very interesting. Jesper Christensen delivers an excellent performance as Kaj, a grumpy old man with plenty of demons. When a battered mother and her child show up in his neighbourhood, he is roped in to help and consequently has some tough choices to make. I particularly found the ending to be very good and in character.
- DirectorÅke SandgrenStarsRobert HansenRalf J. HollanderOtto Brandenburg2 Danish teen brothers visit their grandpa on his old fishing boat and scuba dive. Some men hire an old minesweeper to find the sunk German sub U-461 from WW2 but the brothers find it. A lot of strange things start happening.This really is a family film. Although there are some thrilling moments, nothing really scary happens. Probably a PG-12 rating would be about right. Having said that, there is enough going on that even adults can enjoy the film as well, tho the target audience is probably young teens.
I found it to be ok, but nothing spectacular. - DirectorAnders Thomas JensenStarsSøren PilmarkUlrich ThomsenMads MikkelsenA gang of 4 Danish criminals are ordered by Færingen to steal a bag from a safe. When they see DKK4,000,000 in the bag, they keep it for themselves and head for Spain. They end up in a ruin of an old restaurant on Jutland and renovate it.Recommended by Aaron & Ronan Doyle. A gem of a movie. 4 criminals, tired of doing lots of small jobs, find themselves with a lot of cash after their latest job and decide to go on the run. While not a film that is a "laugh-a-minute", it consistently has enough going on to keep the viewer interested and you genuinely care about the 4 main characters. Highly recommended!
- DirectorLone ScherfigStarsAnders W. BerthelsenAnn Eleonora JørgensenAnette StøvelbækSeveral lonely hearts in a semi-provincial suburb of a town in Denmark use a beginner's course in Italian as the platform to meet the romance of their lives.Great little film about a group of people attending an Italian class for beginners in Denmark. What could have been a piece of fluff in lesser hands turns out to be a simply delightful film. The director knows what she is doing and gets good performances out of everyone. You end up genuinely caring about this odd group of people.
- StarsCharlotte FichMads MikkelsenLars BrygmannA mobile task force is dispatched across Denmark to help local police solve tough cases.
- DirectorÅke SandgrenStarsNikolaj Lie KaasPeter MygindSusan OlsenA 7-year-old girl's (Line Kruse) imaginary friend (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) comes to life, but adults misunderstand his kindness toward children.In my efforts to see more danish films, I blindly got 4 films from the library that were danish and this was one of them. There were no expectations, in fact the coverinfo made it look boring. So with some trepidation, I started watching it. The first 5 or so minutes were fairly boring, but then something happened and from that moment on I was hooked. A true gem of a movie, with Nicolai Lie Kaas doing an exceptional job as the lead character. Highly recommended!
- DirectorLasse Spang OlsenStarsKim BodniaTorkel PeterssonTomas Villum JensenFresh out of a Danish prison, Harald bosses his old gang around, into visiting his hospitalized foster dad, who wants to see his bio son before dying. The son's in a Swedish prison. Then there's a money matter - robbing a bank.
- DirectorNils MalmrosStarsSøren SejersenHeine PetersenJens AlbinusA portrait of a famous Danish brain surgeon, Richard Malmros. The son of the surgeon, Danish filmmaker Nils Malmros, tells the story of his father.
- DirectorAnders Thomas JensenStarsNikolaj Lie KaasMads MikkelsenLine KruseTwo Danish friends are tired of their employer and open their own butcher shop. An electrician accidentally dies in the freezer and he's sold as marinated chicken and business picks up. What happens when they run out of "chicken"?For some reason I really didn't connect with this Danish film. It has its moments, but it seem dis-jolted and largely both uninteresting and unfunny. Really wish I could say differently, but I am unimpressed. That is not to say it is bad, just that it wasn't anywhere as good as I had hoped.
- DirectorOliver UssingStarsSusanne JuhászMira WantingThomas LevinWhen Caroline finds her boyfriend having sex with another woman she is invited to stay at her sister Sarahs place. Now that she is suddenly back on the dating market she takes advice on men and fashion from her somewhat shallow sister. This leads to one dating disaster after the other. The one guy she meets on her own appears to be spoken for.Two sisters meet up 4 years after one of them walked out of a kidney operation that would have benefited the other one. The more mousy one (who needed the kidney) finds her boyfriend in a compromising position with another woman and moves in with her sister.
The film centres around two things. Firstly, all men are pigs and not worthy and secondly, the sister-sister relationship. This is a chick-flick, however Susanne Juhasz' portrayal of the mousy sister really makes the film work. Mira Wanting also does a fair job of portraying the sister who craves control in her life.
Not everything works in this film, but the two leads are good enough to keep your attention and in between the male-bashing, there are some good lessons to be learned, for both sexes. - DirectorNikolaj ArcelStarsAnders W. BerthelsenSøren PilmarkNastja ArcelElection for the Danish parliament is up and the main opposition party has a chance at winning and its leader at becoming the next prime minister. The leader is hospitalized and the scheming begins.A great Danish political thriller. Suspenseful enough that it kept me gripped throughout, yet not overly convoluted, which means everyone can follow it, even if you know nothing of (Danish) politics.
- DirectorMartin HagbjerStarsLars BomCamilla BendixBjarne HenriksenDivorced father without custody Torben, a former pro soccer player, concentrates on his talented son David's juniors poorly performing team. When the coach suddenly accepts another position, Torben gets his change 'for the time being'. He becomes a substitute father for several of the boys. He's opposed by many parents, but finds love again with one player's single mother. Yet the greatest reward comes from David, in a twisted way.Another footballfilm. This is more of a familyfilm than anything else. Lars Bom is good as the main character. Watchable, but not very memorable
- DirectorAnders Thomas JensenStarsUlrich ThomsenMads MikkelsenNicolas BroA neo-Nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devoted minister.Not what I expected at all. Reckon it is best described as a black comedy. A Neonazi gets released to a church which is also a halfway-house. For the 12 weeks he is there, he has to have a goal or task. So he sarcastically says he will bake a cake. Keeping the appletree and the apples ready for picking and dealing with the minister of the church, not to mention 2 other guys, proves to be quite challenging.
While definitely not laugh-a-minute, the actors are on the top of their game and there are some scenes which are pure gems. Recommended for anyone who is a fan of either Danish films or black comedies. - DirectorMorten ArnfredStarsLouise MieritzChristian TafdrupHenrik PripA wedding planer in Copenhagen ends falling for her most important client even though she's already engaged. At the same time her two gay employees also have their ups and downs in relationships. How will it end?Another in the pile of Danish films I am slowly watching. This one deals about a wedding planner and her two gay friends trying to start up their wedding-planning business, while also dealing with matters of the heart and falling for someone unplanned.
Saw it primarily because the beautiful and talented Trine Dyrholm is in it, but it turns out she only has limited screen-time. It is a real chick-flick and sags a bit in the middle, but generally has enough going on to keep the interest. - DirectorMartin SchmidtStarsAnne Birgitte LindJakob CedergrenRebecca LøgstrupA young couple and their daughter move into an old house hanted by spirits.Haunted house film. Fairly standard stuff with a few by-the-numbers scares.
- DirectorJannik JohansenStarsNikolaj Lie KaasNicolas BroLaura DrasbækThe psychological thriller "Murk" tells the story of Jacob, who is investigating into the circumstances surrounding his sister's death on her wedding night.Good psychological drama with the ever-watchable Nikolay Lie Kaas in the lead role. His sister commits suicide for the second time on her wedding night. Later, while searching through her personal effects, he finds a clue that suggests there might be more to what happened than meets the eye.
- DirectorOle Christian MadsenStarsMads MikkelsenStine StengadeBorivoj NavrátilChristoffer and Maja's trip to Prague to bring back Chistoffer's deceased father evolves into the story of a break-up. In the wake of the events that follow, secrets gradually emerge which threaten to destroy their marriage.Fairly good drama about a couple who, after 14 years of marriage, have hit a rough patch, while they are in Prague to claim the dead body of the husband's estranged father. Mikkelsen and Stengade are good in their roles, however the film's pacing isn't great and there are some needless scenes there just to make the film long enough. A bit more taught editing or lack of sleep-inducing scenes and this could easily be a great film.
- DirectorChristian E. ChristiansenStarsLaura ChristensenStephanie LeonJulie R. ØlgaardChristina is living in a suburb to Copenhagen. With her class mates Cecilie, Trine and Pernille, a tight-knit gang of girlfriends, she slacks her schoolwork, living mostly for the weekends of gate crashing, getting drunk, experimenting with drugs and scoring guys. But her world is turned upside down when Cecilie's boyfriend Shaid starts hitting on her, and Cecilie mistakenly believes the two of them are making out. Cecilie takes offense at Christina and the other girls turn furious. Suddenly Christina is on the receiving end of the girls' wrath, being bullied. Quickly things are getting out of hand and suddenly everything is too late!Strong drama with very good performances about a girl who is ostracised by her friends after telling on them when they steal some stuff. Quite powerful.
- DirectorSusanne BierStarsMads MikkelsenSidse Babett KnudsenRolf LassgårdA manager of an orphanage in India is sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he discovers a life-altering family secret.Quite simply a beautiful film.
- DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsOliver Møller-KnauerRonja Mannov OlesenHelene Reingaard NeumannSebastian was told as kid that his dad suicided - causing his stutter. Sebastian, now a kitchen hand living with his girlfriend, is told that the famous opera singer returning to town after years is his dad. Chaos ensues.From the director who brought you "Festen", this is pretty similar but not as good.
- CreatorSøren SveistrupStarsSofie GråbølMorten SuurballeLars MikkelsenPolice detective Sarah Lund investigates difficult cases with personal and political consequences.
- DirectorMartin BarnewitzStarsNeel RønholtMikkel ArndtJulie R. ØlgaardKatrine moves to a student residence in Copenhagen. She's told the myth of the ghost from room 205. But when a mirror breaks an evil spirit is released and the body count starts.Decentish horror film, which goes more for getting the mood right than out-and-out bloodshed.
- DirectorChristian E. ChristiansenStarsLaura ChristensenNeel RønholtJulie R. Ølgaard3 cancer stricken young women meet at a hospital and become friends. They look back at their lives.A moving film about 3 women suffering from Cancer and their stories. Each is facing their own unique set of circumstances. Thanks to their shared battle, they get close to each other and learn that they are not alone. Based on the Oscar-nominated short film "Om Natten" (At Night).
- DirectorThorbjørn ChristoffersenCraig FrankStarsCasper ChristensenFrank HvamAli KazimA privately funded Danish mission to find resources on Saturn replaces navigator last minute with incompetent Per. His ex tries to warn them. Unfortunately, there are aliens on Saturn who are interested in Earth's water.A Danish film best described as a sort of cross between Galaxy Quest & Flash Gordon, but animated, and with Danish humour. Funny and well made, but ultimately not a film you will likely be watching more than once or twice in total.
- DirectorChristian DyekjærStarsPeter GantzlerStine StengadeHenrik PripMOVING UP is a tragicomic story about the psychologist Manfred who suffers from strong inferiority complexes. Manfred is a senior lecturer at the Institute of Psychology at a Danish university. He is ambitious and strives for success and recognition from his surroundings, but he is tormented by a feeling of being invisible and underestimated. When a prestigious professorship at his university becomes vacant, Manfred sees an opportunity to obtain the recognition and fame he has been longing for. But from his striving towards success arises a paranoid (mis)conception that everybody around him are trying to destroy his possibilities. Manfred gives battle and will stop at nothing to reach his goal. He wants to become a professor at any price.Good performances by the lead roles don't make up for a dry and boring film about a professor seeking tenure who is being thwarted by his boss and co-worker.
- DirectorCarsten SøstedMads Kamp ThulstrupStarsFrank ArnesenSøren BuskPreben ElkjærStory about Danish national football (soccer) team, a traditional minnow until the mid-1980s when they improved dramatically and eventually went on to win the European championship in 1992.Let me start off by saying I lived in Copenhagen in 1992 and I have never in my life witnessed anything like that summer. it was the first major football tournament I really got into, despite living in Amsterdam in 1988, when Holland won the Euros and being English (England had a very good World Cup in 1990 in Italy).
Now that obviously affects my feelings towards Danish football. I grew up with names like Schmeichel, the Laudrup brothers, Povlsen, Christofte & many more.
That being said, I do believe this documentary is a very good one. It documents Danish football, starting in 1979, when the Danes really started being professional in their approach and hired their first fulltime national manager (German Sepp Piontek), right up to that magical summer of 1992, where Denmark, who had failed to qualify, got called up to the Euros for political reasons because Yugoslavia was at war.
If you like football and a good documentary, I recommend this one strongly, even if you are not Danish. The DVD has English subtitles by the way. ;-) - DirectorKristian LevringStarsUlrich ThomsenPaprika SteenEmma Sehested HøegA man signs up for a test trial of a new anti-depressant as a way to change his life. When the trial is called off, he continues taking the medication with violent results.Excellent study of one man spending too much time on his own and the path that leads him down. Ulrich Thomsen is perfect in the lead role and Paprika Steen is also memorable as his wife. This is not a film where everything is spoonfed or wrapped up in a bow at the end. Instead it is a bit more "real". I only had one moment during the film I thought wasn't done as well as it could have been, but it is only something minor and I don't want to spoil it for anyone else.
- DirectorKasper BarfoedStarsNikolaj Lie KaasUlf PilgaardLaura ChristensenDefense attorney Jonas Bechmann is a man of the system--until the day he himself is accused of murder. Taking matters into his own hands, he throws himself into the hunt for a group of blackmailers who threaten to expose him as the killer. But nothing is what it appears to be, and the blackmail links back to his father's death under mysterious circumstances 18 months earlier.Good Danish film about a lawyer who wakes up one morning to find the girl he cheated on his fiancée with the night before is dead in his hotel room's bathroom. Kaas is good as he usually is, however I did guess who the bad guy was right at the beginning of the film. Still, it was suspenseful and enough was happening to enjoy the whole film and there were still some twists I didn't see coming.
- DirectorSøren Kragh-JacobsenStarsAnders W. BerthelsenMaria BonnevieGhita NørbyThomas' sister is a journalist and wants to talk to him but "drowns" just before. In her apartment he finds papers about biochemical weapons and the Danish intelligence agency their dead dad was in. Thomas investigates.Solid Danish thriller about a guy who gets involved in a possible cover-up. Good performances all-round, most notably from Berthelsen.
- DirectorOle Christian MadsenStarsThure LindhardtMads MikkelsenStine StengadeA drama centered on two fighters in the Holger Danske World War II resistance group.A good WW II story based on true events. Two Danish freedom fighters who are executing Danish Nazis, find the waters getting murkier and the truth harder to be certain of, as they step up their executions to include prominent German Nazis in Denmark. A little long and consequently lags a bit in the middle, but a very strong beginning and end.
- DirectorNiels Arden OplevStarsRosalinde MynsterPilou AsbækJens Jørn SpottagThe daughter of a Jehovah's Witness is forced to choose between religion and love when she falls for someone outside her faith.Interesting film about a girl who has to choose between her family and religion or her new boyfriend and freedom. Intelligently written with good performances.
- DirectorNikolaj SteenStarsKristian HalkenRobert HansenLaura ChristensenA Danish old boys/50+ soccer team is heading by bus to northern Sweden when they forget Vagn at a gas station. He tries to catch up hitch hiking. A young criminal gives him a ride that turns into a road trip.A charming roadmovie about an old man going to Sweden to play a footballmatch and a young man robbing gasstations. Their paths cross and it changes both of them.
- DirectorRumle HammerichStarsLars MikkelsenCharlotte MunckBurkhard ForstreuterMartin Vinge, (35), former notorious journalist, now successful headhunter with a complicated personal life, is in all confidentiality contacted by 85 year-old N.F. Sieger, S.E.O. of Denmark's largest shipping company and oil empire. Sieger hires Martin to find an alternative heir to the firm instead of his son, Daniel Sieger, who for a long time has been destined to take the company into the next era. Martin starts coming up with suitable names for the position, but discovers that he has actually been entangled in a larger impenetrable power game aimed at deciding what is really going to happen to the company; a brutal power struggle that puts an intense pressure on Martin and his private life and relationships.Martin is a headhunter who is hired to find a new director for a big Danish shipping company called Seiger (the similarities with Mærsk are there to see). The ailing head of the company doesn't think his son has the right stuff to take over. From there on in there is a power-struggle and the whole thing becomes a sort of political thriller. Although it is fairly well executed and I felt Lars Mikkelsen did a good job in the main role, it still left me with a somewhat unsatisfied feeling at the end. Not that it was bad, just that it didn't really grip me.
- DirectorKaspar MunkStarsJulie Brochorst AndersenFrederik Christian JohansenSofia CukicWhat should be just another school day for teenagers Sara, Mikkel, Louise and Hassan turns out forever scarred. One-by-one seemingly minor events snowball things completely out of control, and leaves everyone involved marked for life.Surprisingly effective film starring 4 teenagers. The 4 teenagers are in school together and a series of occurences leads to a tragic situation. After that, it is all about the consequences involved. Very well acted by everyone, especially the 4 young actors in the lead roles.
- DirectorNikolaj ArcelStarsThure LindhardtTuva NovotnyRosalinde MynsterMads, a 34-year-old scriptwriter, goes through a life crisis when a close friend has a stroke and ends up in a coma. Mads breaks up with his girlfriend of 10 years and tries to find a different path in life. The movie has a meta storyline about making movies.A guy gets bored with his life, breaks up with his girlfriend of 10 years and quits his job. This leads him down a new path with mixed experiences. The story is a little disjointed and I feel the ending could have been done better, but overall it is a good film and it has some great scenes in it. The best of which come from his "inner dialogue"
- DirectorChristoffer BoeStarsJens AlbinusIgor RadosavljevicMarijana JankovicJacob Falk, a writer/director known for becoming obsessed with his own stories, stumbles upon photographs of prisoners of war being tortured by Danish soldiers. Suspecting a political conspiracy, Falk falls into a frenetic chase to reveal the mystery behind the photos, which leads him to discover a much more disturbing truth.Mystery thriller about a scriptwriter who finds some photos of Danish soldiers torturing people during a war. Builds suspense fairly well, and has a big twist at the end which will almost certainly put some people off it (myself included). Not the kind of film that wraps everything up in a neat bow at the end. That being said, Jens Albinus is good in the lead role.
- DirectorHenrik Ruben GenzStarsJakob CedergrenLene Maria ChristensenKim BodniaA thriller about a Copenhagen cop who moves to a small town after having a nervous breakdown.Bit of a weird film about a cop from Copenhagen moving to a small town because of some problems. Not what I expected, but quite fun nevertheless. A dark comedy the Danes do so well!
- DirectorNiels Nørløv HansenStarsNicolaj KopernikusAnders W. BerthelsenTroels LybyNiels is invited to a 25 year reunion for his student years, and is given the task of holding the main speech. This comes at a bad time. He is troubled with his self consciousness, eyesight, Hemmoroids and age bothering him.Enjoyed this a lot. Hugely funny comedy about 3 guys going to the 25th reunion of their graduating class.
- DirectorOle Christian MadsenStarsMikael BertelsenAnders W. BerthelsenJamie MortonChristian's wife leaves him for a top Argentinian soccer player. After 11 months of drinking his wine-store stock, he flies to Buenos Aires with his 16-year-old son Oscar after receiving divorce papers. Will he get his wife back?Very good Danish film about Christian, who goes to Buenos Aires with his son Oscar, after his wife has sent him divorce papers to sign. He decides he wants to try and win her back. Aside from being a great film, it also made me quite interested in going there someday.
- DirectorCarsten MyllerupStarsKristian LethLaura ChristensenTuva NovotnyChristian's sister commits suicide. Why? After his 4 friends graduate secondary school, they head off to a Swedish cabin for midsummer as previous years. Strange things happen. Is it his sister's spirit?
- StarsJens AlbinusMarina BourasSteen Stig LommerAs more crimes and criminals cross borders, the Danish police creates an international criminal investigation team. The half Icelandic "Ørnen" leads the diverse team of 6. The latest technology (2004-6) is used.
- DirectorVibeke MuasyaStarsConnie NielsenLars MikkelsenSimon LarsenSimon an adopted boy of a danish couple visiting Kenya with his mother goes missing in Kibera slum. When his mother offers a reward in the tv, the kidnappers are on the run.
- DirectorLasse Spang OlsenStarsKim BodniaRené DifNicolas BroA gang of small-time crooks screws up. Ripping off a Chinese shipping container, they find heroin belonging to Latvian mafia. A friend of theirs, a nice cop, tries to mediate, acting in good faith.
- DirectorTheis Mølstrøm ChristensenLasse Spang OlsenStarsTuva NovotnyDejan CukicRobert HansenWhen career focused Malou meets Bohemian Simon she realizes that opposites DO attract and that it's really only when you're open to the unexpected, that you truly live and feel life.
- DirectorPer FlyStarsJesper ChristensenPernilla AugustBeate BilleA college professor abandons his family and his career in order to champion his mistress, a student radical accused of killing a policeman.
- DirectorKenneth KainzStarsNikolaj Lie KaasSidse Babett KnudsenSøren PilmarkA couple buy their "dream" house with rot. To pay for repairs, they rent out the basement to a couples therapist. He helps them with therapy as well.
- DirectorAnnette K. OlesenStarsAnn Eleonora JørgensenTrine DyrholmNicolaj KopernikusAnna begins as a rookie chaplain in a women's prison and meets an inmate who can perform miracles and cure drug addicts with a touch. She says Anna is pregnant and a test confirms it. But not all is well.
- StarsThomas WivelThomas HartmannPovl Erik CarstensenStand-up comedy featuring leading Danish comedians from FBI (Funny Business Inc.).
- DirectorGert FredholmStarsPeter GantzlerMicky Skeel HansenBenjamin Boe RasmussenJudge Jens Christian makes a ruling to deport a political activist and potential political refugee. When the activist attempts suicide it sparks off Jens' biggest professional crisis, but his personal life is also in chaos.
- DirectorOle BornedalStarsPaprika SteenUlrich ThomsenJonas WandschneiderA group of sixth-graders is convinced their new substitute teacher is actually a menacing alien.
- DirectorKaspar RostrupStarsFrits HelmuthMikael HelmuthGhita NørbyThe active Regitze and passive Karl Aage have a party with friends and family at their allotment garden. He reminisces his life with her from meeting her during WWII, having a son, the son graduating, etc. up to present day.
- DirectorSusanne BierStarsPierce BrosnanTrine DyrholmMolly Blixt EgelindA hairdresser who has lost her hair to cancer, finds out her husband is having an affair, travels to Italy for her daughter's wedding, and meets a widower who still blames the world for the loss of his wife.
- DirectorRasmus HeideStarsJon LangeJonatan SpangRasmus BjergFour childhood friends, three now petty criminals and Martin (Jon Lange) a petty cop, are trying to bring down big time drug smuggler Mr. Niemeyer (Rutger Hauer), who has an art gallery as front.
- DirectorAnders MatthesenStarsAnders MatthesenSøren RislundIben DornerA bitter and stressed man ends up in a car crash and gets another chance for life.
- DirectorMick ØgendahlStarsMick ØgendahlThe fourth stand-up show from Mick Øgendahl.
- DirectorMikkel NørgaardStarsFrank Hvam
- StarsAnders MatthesenAnders Matthesen's one-man show from his 2006 tour.
- DirectorNiels GråbølStarsSixten Tobias Kai NielsenDitte GråbølNiels OlsenDenmark in the 70's. The teenager Christoffer's parents Nisse and Maria have decided to move into a commune because they want to try the alternative lifestyle. But Christoffer doesn't like it and has trouble adapting. In school the others tease him because he lives in a commune. As a plan from the elders in the commune he starts in a Maoist group to learn about the real ways of the society. He doesn't like it but when his new girlfriend starts to see what he does as cool he goes into it. But at the same time the police start to suspect him to be the terrorist who blows up telephone booths around Copenhagen.
- DirectorMikkel Munch-FalsStarsBodil JørgensenSebastian JessenHenrik PripFollows the lives of four longing souls. Ingeborg who feels unattractive and young Jonas who is so attractive that he can literally sell some of what he's got. Anna, a young beautiful woman with a physical disability, and Anders, a tender man with a psychological disability. Four people yearning for love, four people, each hoping for a better tomorrow.
- DirectorLars Hjortshøj
- DirectorTobias LindholmStarsPilou AsbækSøren MallingDar SalimThe crew of a Danish cargo ship is hijacked by Somali pirates who proceed to engage in escalating negotiations with authorities in Copenhagen.
- DirectorBirger LarsenStarsLaura BachJakob CedergrenLars MikkelsenA forensic psychiatrist decides to change work. Days before leaving, a case of 5 shot on a Copenhagen city bus might involve an old patient of his. Other murders follow. He can't stop before the case is solved.
- DirectorHella JoofStarsMalou ReymannStephanie LeonJulie Grundtvig WesterFour dysfunctional teenage girls steal a car and elope from the institution where they live. They go on a road trip across Denmark, confronting ghosts of the past and settling old accounts as their dark secrets are revealed.
- DirectorAnders MorgenthalerStarsKim BodniaVillads Milthers FritscheStine Fischer ChristensenA divorced policeman loses custody of his young son, only to kidnap his boy and retreat to a remote cottage, where his plan soon turns into a nightmare.
- DirectorTorben BechStarsRasmus BjergTuva NovotnyJens Jørn Spottag
- DirectorLasse Spang OlsenStarsAnders W. BerthelsenTuva NovotnyNicolas BroWhen Maria's father sends her a priceless painting he's stolen, she must decide whether to collect the reward or protect the father who walked out on her.
- DirectorFabian WullenweberStarsSonja RichterAnders W. BerthelsenClaus Riis ØstergaardCecilie experiences a rape, but no traces are found. Her husband commits her to a psychiatric hospital. With the help of a psychiatrist she sees a frightening connection between her condition and a brutal murder dating more than 30 years back
- DirectorPaprika SteenStarsLars BrygmannSidse Babett KnudsenNicolaj KopernikusJan works on a Denmark/Sweden ferry, where he's unpopular. His antagonistic wife is violent. His boss sends him to group therapy, where he befriends two wife-beating mechanics and asks them for help. Big mistake.
- DirectorJacob ThuesenStarsTroels LybySofie GråbølPaw HenriksenIn a "normal" Danish family, Stine, 14, has become reclusive. She tells the school psychologist that her dad sexually abused her. He calls her a chronic liar. He's arrested. Guilty?
- DirectorChristina RosendahlStarsEmma LethCathrine BjørnAmalie LindegårdThree teenage girls create their own rite of passage into adulthood, forcing one another to face sexual challenges and cross many boundaries.
- DirectorSimon StahoStarsNoomi RapaceThure LindhardtBenedikte HansenAnna dreams of being an actress when she becomes pregnant. Though she struggles to give her daughter a good life, she fails to unite her dream of acting with creating a safe environment for her child.
- DirectorTomas Villum JensenStarsNikolaj Lie KaasBirthe NeumannThomas Bo LarsenSlow, shy Tommy attends group therapy for long-term unemployed. He gets a job and meets the owner of tanning salons, a rich, lonely widow twice his age. They date.
- DirectorSusanne BierStarsSonja RichterNikolaj Lie KaasMads MikkelsenA Dogme film about an engaged couple that is torn apart after the man is paralyzed in an accident, and the woman falls in love with the husband of the woman who caused the accident.
- DirectorJesper W. NielsenStarsNikolaj Coster-WaldauIben HjejlePer OscarssonSvend's mom left his dad because of his meanness and senility. Svend tries to fix things. This and his jealousy affects his marriage with Lizzie.
- DirectorKatrine WiedemannStarsLars MikkelsenJulie ZangenbergPeter PlaugborgHarsh and bitter, apartment caretaker Per despises everyone and everything around him until he comes across a mysterious naked girl in an empty apartment. She doesn't know how to talk, walk, or even eat - she just smiles broadly. Per soon discovers that she has miraculous sexual powers. Perhaps just as startling, he finds himself caring deeply for this beauties in a perverse, unexpected fairy tale about love, possession, and generosity.
- DirectorOle BornedalStarsAnders W. BerthelsenRebecka HemseNikolaj Lie KaasLife in the suburbs as a father of two has worn down Jonas. When a victim of a car crash mistakes him for her boyfriend Sebastian, things take a very dramatic turn as the line between truth and deception is erased.
- DirectorHella JoofStarsLene Maria ChristensenNikolaj Lie KaasMia LyhneA TV host decides to have a child on her own by artificial insemination from an anonymous donor. She regrets not knowing whom the genes come from. She steals the donor's address. He turns out to be a jerk - at first.
- DirectorLasse Spang OlsenStarsIben HjejleKim BodniaAllan OlsenBoxing trainer Claus works a second job as a collector for loan shark Holger in order to pay off his own debts. He is assisted by Igor, a 'Jaws'-like tough guy. Trouble arises when Claus falls in love with hot-tempered Laura.
- DirectorMikkel NørgaardStarsNikolaj Lie KaasPer Scheel KrügerTroels LybyPolice inspector Carl Mørck is put in charge of a department of cold cases, joined only by his assistant Assad. They dig into a case about a missing woman.
- DirectorRasmus HeideStarsThomas VossJulie R. ØlgaardDick KaysøThe annual Xmas lunch/party at a Danish auto shop follows tradition. The employees all get drunk and do crazy things.