Discoveries from Denmark World Cinema

A film by Peter Elfelt.

Kaywan Mohsen has both written and directed Made in Denmark: The Movie, subtitled "There is a sinful country" published in 2012. It was inspired by Kaywan Mohsens documents film from 2002 called "Made In Denmark". Meanwhile he made in 2008 action-drama "Eye To Eye".

Albert's mother has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. Albert is 8 years old and the world is still a mystery to him. He does the same things all boys do: in the winter, he throws snowballs, goes to school, comes home, plays outside. He tries to catch snowflakes on his tongue and goes to soccer practice.

9-year-old Frederikke is on her way to her mom's place for the weekend. She is looking forward to spending time with her mom, but unfortunately the weekend doesn't quite turn out as expected. Mom has a new boyfriend, and it seems there is no longer any space for Frederikke - even her room is packed with the boyfriend's stuff! Mom and her boyfriend argue a lot, and Frederikke is left all on her own. Luckily, she can play with the dog Buster, and together they prepare a surprise for her mom.

Sten is an old man who lives isolated from society. His life is uneventful, days indistinguishable from one another, only punctuated by his few daily habits and the feeding of his fish. Fish, however, do not live forever and their demise means breaking the spell of isolation and inviting reality inside his home.

Denmarks best loved girl in a new movie

When Eli disappears mysteriously, he becomes ever more present in Spencer’s crumbling reality.

Danish superstar Medina's rise to fame following her massive album "Velkommen til Medina", and the slightly different English version, which spanned multiple hits throughout Europe and globally

For pre-columbian Mexicans, the contrast between life and death was not so definite. Death was not the natural conclusion to life, but a stage in an infinite cycle." (Octavio Paz). THE FAITHFUL DEAD is about the Mexicans' vision of life and death. The film tracks the tradition in a movement from Mexico City to the celebrations of the Day of the Dead, the 2nd of November in Michoacán State.

A documentary about life in isolation

We meet Franka just before her literary debut with the novel Vulva Vulva Vap Vap. Outwardly, everything seems splendid, but beneath the surface, she is plagued by anxious impostor syndrome, which is why she publishes under a pseudonym. On this particular evening, as we encounter Franka in a bar, she suddenly finds herself in the company of the prominent culture critic Asger. The two embark on a whirlwind romance-starting with small talk and quickly escalating into infatuation. But in the midst of the intoxication, Franka discovers that Asger is set to review her novel, and the outlook is not promising. Manipulatively, she tries to steer Asger's assessment of the book without revealing that she is the author. This leads to a dramatic confrontation, and as the conflict intensifies, Franka's confident façade gradually crumbles, leaving her fully exposed to the turmoil of her emotions.

August returns to his hometown to return something important. But when he discovers that his childhood friend Sylvester wants nothing to do with him anymore, old feelings and memories of a shared grief come flooding back.

A young girl gets broken up with, right before her 5 year anniversary. When ex casually asks her to drop his things off at his place, she sees it as more than just an errand- it's a final insult. She decides to revenge him with a letter instead.

The film is about growing up in an idyllic country neighboring Germany. An uneasy silence reveals itself as the absence of truth about my Scandinavian culture’s involvement with the incomprehensible evil that stems from trying to “purify” other cultures. Following the tale of two Auschwitz survivors, we are led into a devastating past that leads straight into our future.

A man walks along a roadside gas station, trying to hitch a ride. A car pulls up, and the driver offers him a lift.

The five women in the Danish band Miss B. Haven rocked the 1980s at a time when men still had a monopoly on rock, but where a new movement was taking shape.

Sometimes you have to look back before you can look forward. And that's what Niels Nielsen does in this stand-up special. He has gone through his entire back catalog, all the way back from when he first stood on a stand-up stage at the age of 18, to today where he, at the age of 27, is looking forward to doing his first big one man show next year. In this special, Niels has put together a veritable POTPOURRI of jokes and highlights from his life so far in the world of comedy. Other than that, is there any real theme to the special? Nope! Not apart from the fact that we should all just laugh and enjoy ourselves from start to finish. But you can't complain about that as such. After all, it's a comedy special! The special was recorded at ICC Theater in Copenhagen on 19/10-2024 during this year's UP Festival in front of 45 happy people.

A young man finds employment as an apprentice in a grocery store. As he is short of money for his sick mother’s medicine and furthermore is eager to ask a charming girl out, he succumbs to temptation and steals from the till. Caught red-handed, he is sentenced to two years in a correctional institution. By the time he is released, his old mother has died of grief and poverty, and he is reduced to begging passers-by for alms. While begging, he becomes involved in a tragic incident that once again sends him fleeing through the city. (Stumfilm.dk)

Eugen Hamann, a student, finds employment as a tutor for Alice, a pastor’s daughter. Before long, warm feelings arise between the two. While taking a walk in the forest, they happen to come across one of Eugen’s acquaintances, the beautiful noblewoman Miss LeBlanc. Eugen is hit hard by Cupid’s arrow and forgets all about Alice, whose heart breaks into a thousand pieces. Eugen leaves his position as tutor unaware that in doing so, he is also leaving his unborn child behind. Alice clandestinely gives birth to a small child with a large birthmark on its forehead. She writes to Eugen in the hope of financial support, but he refuses, and when no help is forthcoming from her parents either, she reluctantly hands the child over to an orphanage. Meanwhile, Eugen has married LeBlanc, and the two adopt a little boy with a large birthmark on his forehead. (Stumfilm.dk)

Asger is at a nightclub with his three best friends. But something is bothering him. His girlfriend has been with someone else and intends to continue a relationship with them both. This opens up a wealth of emotions for Asger.

On 16 March 1992, a bomb exploded at Søllerødgade 33 in Nørrebro. The 29-year-old socialist, anti-racist and family man Henrik Christensen died. The bomb was a letter bomb sent to the office of the International Socialists, where Henrik was active. The documentary film ‘The Søllerødgade Bombing’ tells the story of the bombing, the political context, and the police investigation that never solved the case.

About a widow and her childhood difficulties, the film tells about the help for education, which Mothers' Aid provides after-school women with children, and at the same time touches other sides of the institution.

Behind the Facade reveals that Danish retailers are selling synthetic hashish or cannabis—both online and in stores. Synthetic cannabis is a group of substances that affect the same parts of the brain as hashish and can cause serious side effects. The substances are sold to consumers throughout Europe via the Danish website Herbal Chill and directly from the Headshop store in Randers. The retailers are well aware that they are operating on the edge of the law. Therefore, the synthetic cannabis is hidden in dried herbs and sold as incense or plant fertilizer for bonsai trees. But Bag Facaden tests the products from Herbal Chill and Headshoppen. All products contain synthetic cannabis. Nevertheless, customers are told that the products are completely harmless.