Discoveries from Denmark World Cinema

Various street scenes from Copenhagen in 1907.

Martin deserts from the barracks with one of the army's pistols. He wants to go home to his girlfriend Sussie, who, however, has found someone else while he has been away. Martin is a lively and energetic guy, but he's rootless and provocative, and can't seem to settle down anywhere. He is on the run from the military and, more or less unconsciously, in the process of destroying himself. He doesn't really know what to do with the revolver, but he doesn't want to get rid of it, and only when he is hit by a shot from it does he realize what he has messed up.

Tommy and his dad have had a great bro-friendship so far.

Martin has lost everything in life. He is tormented by voices and hallucinations, and he desperately tries to find an explanation for all the strange things that are happening.

King Haakon visits the battleship 'Herluf Trolle'

To mark the 100th anniversary of the first performance of Henrik Ibsen's 'A Doll's House', Poul Trier Pedersen has invited six women and six men to compose and act out scenes depicting relationships in 1979. The result is a theatrical play in three acts and 20 scenes based on spontaneous acting, in which the performers occasionally discuss the situations they themselves have created.

Gerel Byamba, a 33-year-old woman, leads the Mongolian organization Gerel Khas, an ultra-nationalist group composed entirely of women.

A group of former Christians Fundamentalists come together during a retreat in San Francisco to deal with what they’ve gone through, both as active in a restrictive congregation but also as defectors of a congregation that gave them meaning in life.

One morning, a tank appears in the daily scene of Jyderup, a small village in Denmark. The unusual war icon seems to emerge out of nothing at the horizon; it follows a long, straight road and then heads directly into town. The tank seems to be part of the landscape itself. The inhabitants approach it not with surprise or fear, but with enthusiasm. Is this a strange reaction, or just typical for those who live in a peaceful welfare state and who only witness war in the context of television, games and cinema entertainment?

Danish (extremely) low-budget zombie flick featuring a bunch of people from the punk scene in K-Town

In the middle of the forest, an old man insists on resisting the confusion of the world. The only sounds that he allows himself are the ones of Nature around him and the typewriter which composes his thoughts. An essential documentary about the vividness and clarity in the eyes of a man who refuses hypocrisy and worldliness.

A brutal serial killer kills youngsters in a town. A group of teens, has set out to try and catch him in the act. Will they succeed?

Niels Hausgaard's tour, 'I alle de rige lande' (In All the Rich Countries), featuring guitarist Chr. Alvad and singer Signe Svendsen, visited Odense on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. And it was sold out. People got what they came for. As always, Niels Hausgaard's tour of 67 concerts is completely sold out—and it's easy to see why. He is Denmark's best seated stand-up comedian, managing to skewer the warlords Bush and Fogh with witty and funny angles, ridiculing Camre and the Langballe and Krarup cousins until there's not a dry eye in the house. He also exposes the creeping fascism at the Danish royal family's dinner tables, overflowing with marble cake and self-satisfaction.

The player and adventurer John Robert seduces Mary, a girl from the country, and takes her to the big city of Copenhagen. There, Mary realizes that John Robert is addicted to morphine and has large debts.

Heart-warming youth film about family and friendship, about a young woman’s struggle to find her place in the world, despite her autism. ‘Just be yourself’, says Rima on her way into adulthood.

Life on Earth begins and ends with Greenland. Researcher Minik Rosing’s landmark discovery of the first life contrasts with the melting ice masses in Ivalo Frank’s tribute to her beautiful homeland.

Kizzy Matiakis is 38 years old and at the peak of her profession. She is one of the Royal Danish Ballet’s biggest stars, but like all other ballet dancers, her career ends when she turns 40. With only one season left, Kizzy must find out who she will be when she is no longer the company’s guiding star. She desperately wants to be a mother again, but will her body grant her that wish?

The relationship and identity of a young lesbian girl is thrown into storm as she sees her girlfriend kissing a boy.

A priest's daughter becomes enamoured with an actor, and theatre itself.

Animated short film, based on the classic Hans Christian Andersen story, about the little girl born from a flower.

Two guys move into an apartment, where the old owner causes them a lot of trouble.

A Syrian radio DJ documents the experiences of herself and her friends as their dreams of overthrowing their elected government give way to the grim realities of sectarian death squads and extremism.

Trootpout is part of a small band of invisible creatures that play the mood quiet young man named Olaf, but his excited spontaneous sounds often disrupt the melody of the others. Therefore they decide to expel him. Will he ever find a band with room for an odd sound or will he remain alone?

After a violent incident by her mother, Viktoria has to find a new place to call home at an institution for homeless youth which forces her to confront her temper and insecurities.

Mahamad Habane's first oneman show is a show of fun and positivity. With Mahamad's always happy mind, you're guaranteed first-class comedy.

As children, twin brothers Carl and Niels were inseparable, but now that they have grown up they face losing one another. In a poetic farewell ritual or rite of passage that takes place in intimate, dark spaces, they reflect on their bond with one another and how their characters relate to each other. In a mirror, their two faces seem to melt into one, but also flip out of sync when Niels expresses his great desire to be with Carl, while Carl maintains that he doesn't miss Niels that much. Declarations of love and pain follow one another. Gradually, the characters and desires of the young men shine through. A film about competition, sharing life, saying farewell and defining who you are without the other.

Hailed in the media as one of the most provocative and thoughtful monologues ever presented, Peter Larsen explains the infamous 'Tamil case' in his own distinguished way. Using his clever wit and several technical devices he unwraps the details of the case - the case which became one of the biggest political scandals in Danish history, involving the resignation of the Prime Minister Poul Schlüter and the entire Danish government in January 1993. The center figure of the 'Tamil case', the Minister of Justice Erik Ninn Hansen, was impeached for high crimes and misdemeanours. —nathue

A minimalist optical sound meditation on simplicity and repetition building complex arrangements of audio-visual oneness, where the most basic geometric shapes draw intricate visual and sonic patterns.

An ordinary day turns into something completely unexpected when a young mother makes a lethal decision. Now it is up to coincidences what happens next. Shot in a one-take.

When Prince Otto is involved in a hunting accident, the game warden’s daughter Ellen becomes his nurse. She falls head over heels in love with him and the infatuation is mutual. But when the prince’s father, the ruler, dies, it turns out that the prince’s heart is bequeathed to someone else. In her deep despair over her lost love, the game warden’s now downhearted daughter knocks on the convent gate. (stumfilm.dk)

Laura lacks direction in life, but when she meets the carefree Andreas one fateful night, she learns a great deal about herself and who she grows up to be.

During a recruiting trip that turns extreme, a company's new employees arrive in a forest where everything takes an unexpected turn.

At the holiday colony Sæbystrand in Sæby under the Copenhagen Municipal Teachers' Association you follow the boys in daily life

Andrea sings with Ole in the wild sky because she loves to sing. Together, they watch a long list of their many favorite songs, which of course also feature Karla and Kaj. Look forward to revisiting some of Kaj & Andreas' popular and beloved songs. See and hear, among others, Bakke Snagvendt, Kaj & Andreas duet, Kaj's song, Tre små soldater, Prinsessesangen, Prutte-bøvs, Se min kjole, Højt på en gren, Bom tjikke bom, Logre logre, Stærkere end du tror, Andreas sang, Super-Kaj and many more, and you are welcome to sing along.

After completing a task, three hackers find some documents they cannot decipher. Shortly afterwards, one of them leaves a cryptic message and disappears. Her two companions now face their first real encounter in reality and a journey to find their friend.

The film is a lyrical representation of waiting and expecting as a basic condition of human existence.

What do you do when, after 30 years of marriage, your wife asks if you want to join a swingers club?

Open marriages, friends and lovers, secrets and lies are all coming to light after a fatal accident during a party. Was it murder? Early Leif Panduro drama.

The notorious criminal Barra is approached by Agent Frank for a profitable collaboration. The brand new designs of a revolutionary internal combustion engine is the target. Engineer von Rosen at the Osman Corporation is the trusted envoy for the transfer of the drawings/designs. Frank is determined to intercept and obtain the valuable goods for his client. A competitor in the mechanical industry. Barra is keen to get started. And he intend to use his wife as a magnet, to get the attention of Osman director von Spangen.