Discoveries from Norway World Cinema

When Mo goes on a camping trip with his girlfriend and two friends he has no idea that his sexual orientation will be challenged. Mayflies is poetic and visceral short film about both mental and physical human compassion.

The homeless boy Falken is living from day to day in Oslo, earning money as a boy prostitute. One night he sends a text message to the four most important women in his life.

The play opens in the study at Hakon Werle's house during a dinner party for the return of Werle's son, Gregers, from the Hoidal mines. Gregers has not come home for fifteen years. Old Ekdal appears before two servants, begging to be let into the office. Ekdal was an army officer and partner to Werle until a forestry scandal sent him to prison over some scandal. He now works as one of Werle's copyists.

Nine knights return from the Crusades in the year 1396. They have lost the Holy Land and the war weighs heavily on them – but as they approach their frozen and snow-covered homes, they discover that the war is not yet over for them, and that death travels with them in a most surprising way...

Martin and Henry are a married gay couple. In the alternate world in which they live, they discuss an issue that has recently hit the news which is divisive not only within their household but in society in general: legalizing straight marriage.

A fast-paced hair-raising ride through an inky world. A minimalist painter loses his toddler inside one of his own paintings and has to climb inside to rescue his mischievous toddler from the ink monsters, with the help of an inky flying machine.

A young woman stranded on a small island in the Oslofjord after missing her ferry meets Alfred, a gentle stranger who missed it too - and during the hour they wait for the next boat, their chance encounter becomes harder to walk away from.

As he picks up his old life as a dealer, Dag consumes his drugs in the attempt of forgetting his ex - girlfriend, Emilie. One day, he is hooked up with a potential new customer in Nora, a girl who use drugs to discover the ultimate spiritual experiences in life. As the two of them connect, Dag sees an opportunity to rediscover what he had with Emilie, in Nora.

Arve Nor is exposed to a boat accident alone on the sea, taking a settlement with his own identity in his last moment on earth.

It is midsummer in Oslo. There is intense activity on pier 1 just before the fjord boat is about to depart. The pier is crowded with people: families going to the countryside and fathers staying behind at home. Mrs. Rigmor Sande and her two children, Vesleper and Titten, are already on board and standing by the railing. Dad Per Sande, the soon-to-be grass cutter, is frantically searching for the family's suitcase, which has gone astray. The moorings are released and the boat is ready to depart. "You can leave your husband behind, but not your suitcase," exclaims the lively 21-year-old Ellen Stenersen. She and Per are left standing on the pier. They are old acquaintances and neighbors in the country. Per doesn't think being a grasshopper is so bad. He and his friend Stoffer throw themselves into the temptations of Oslo. The men are also accompanied by Ellen. Per and Ellen develop warm feelings for each other.

A teenager relocates to a new environment but can't quite escape the reach of his traumatic past, in Yatzy, a haunting coming of age saga from Norwegian director Katja Jacobsen. At the age of 15, Daggi has fallen in love with the wrong girl, and has experienced horrors so extreme that circumstances force him to move out and take up a new residence in the country with new parents.

Beate is ready to start what she believes is another ordinary day at work in the bookstore, until a special customer comes by.

The story of Rosenborg is the story of a club that broke all barriers by becoming one of the world's best football teams in the 1990s.

VI GÅR NED MED STIL OG ENGANGSGRILL is a short film that explores the human reaction to a climate crisis that seems unmanageable. A meteorologist is among the select few who get to join those in power and technology giants of a new planet. If he leaves, he leaves his partner and the small group of people who have given up hope and would rather continue the party.

Two brothers set out on a quiet walk after a lazy afternoon at home, but casual conversation slowly uncovers tensions that put their bond to the test.

Jane Fonda speaks about the Vietnam war in the 70's. Lost short film by Norwegian director Kjell Thon.

Behind the scenes documentary on the planning and execution of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, Norway.

Anders Østergaard’s film is an investigative look at the year the Berlin Wall fell, documenting the events that took place in Hungary as a prelude to the dramatic changes in November 1989. The director recreates the events and leads the audiences deep into the politicians’ secret meeting rooms by using a mix of interviews, archive material and reconstructed scenes and dialogues.

The night is still young as a drunken choir awaits in the hallway. Will Nina let them into her party or not? And is it even a party?

Well off Helga takers on a bet that she can be a house maid for a year, to get a diamond ring, which leads to a job that implicates quite a lot, and even challenges her father's motorcycle production business.

Egon returns from prison with the key to a big heist, a hidden Nazi-treasure. The Olsen Gang finds the location of the treasure, but problems arise when the international criminals Carina and Ricco shows up.

A caretaker at a music academy is solving most problems for the young musicians, however not only the most appropriate way. But down inside he really has a dream of his own, which goes far beyond being the caretaker.

Larry likes to look for usable wreckage in a bus graveyard. One day he makes a nasty discovery.

A life of effort for the fatherland and the welfare society. What is the reward?

A woman in her early twenties suffers from insomnia. One night out, she's assaulted, which leads to dire consequences for her.

A couple of leaders and thirteen kids arrive on the island Bjurra, and when the woman breaks her leg the kids are told to go back home. Instead they take over the island.

A majestic mountain range rises over a Norwegian town engulfed in darkness. The stormy sea laps at its shores. A thick snow is falling. The town’s inhabitants, almost motionless in their existence, are like creatures in hibernation. The camera’s static shots resembling photographs are woven together into an experimental documentary on life in Skaland.

Forget pristine peaks and heroic descents under blue skies: here, powder snow sticks, storms rage, and laughter drowns out the wind. This is not your typical ski movie, but rather the wandering tale of two friends: Camille Armand, freeride icon, and Enzo Scotto, freestyle virtuoso, who set off on the roads of northern Norway. One on his snowboard, the other on his skis, both in pursuit of elusive snow, dodging gusts of wind and the established order. Accompanied by photographer Soren Rickards and filmmaker Alexis Vernis, they embark on a human-scale adventure: soaked bags, botched turns, endless jokes, and breathtaking landscapes. A film about friendship, the mountains as they are: beautiful, harsh, unpredictable; and those moments that cannot be planned, that are simply lived.

In an empty place, children can do lots of things to create an exciting playground.

When Berny (11) joins a motley Scouting troop called the Badgers, he resolves to win the Golden Scout Trophy, which his deceased father had won. However, when Berny’s radicalized foster mother, Gerdy, weasels her way into becoming the Badger's new co-leader, she cancels all future competitions. This year's competition is Berny's only chance at the trophy, so he cheats through the trials to become the Badger’s selected contestant. This sparks rivalry with jr. troop leader, Lars (13), and ignites a battle for the throne between Gerdy and her naive co-leader, Gunnar. Now Gerdy leads a coup d’état and is about to seize the rights to the Scout house. Unless Berny confesses his charade, the Badger’s will lose everything; will he sacrifices winning the trophy and risk losing his newfound friends?

Gomp: Tales of surveillance in Norway 1948-1989 is a film from a staged hearing focusing on the surveillance of dissidents during the Cold War. Through its unique set of characters, the film depicts a complex image of Post War Norway as well as various aspects and consequences of being surveilled. Produced as a live event, it is simultaneously a documentary, a work of fiction and a piece of political theater.

The story about the poor Polish Moritz Rabinowitz who fell in love with the town of Haugesund, Norway, and became a wealthy clothes salesman, and was deported by the Nazi regime when they took control over Norway.

Gunnar Ryan Wiik used more than 30 million NOK and seven years trying to make a hollywood movie about Morgan Kane - with himself playing the lead. It ended with lawsuits and wrecked friendships.

The world of finance is at a crossroad. It is short-term traders versus long-term investors. Greed versus responsibility. Artificial intelligence versus human minds. For decades, the financial industry has been dominated by "wolves" seeking short-term personal gains.

In a small town in northern Norway, Eira tries to follow in the shadow of her brilliant and rebellious older sister Vera. Lately however, something is happening to Vera. In a bid to understand, Eira starts reading her diary. She enters Vera’s universe of intense light, glitter, mythology and hopes for a more beautiful world. Yet her diary reveals a darkness that leaves Eira confused.

Forte is an ensemble cast documentary, featuring Tatiana Berman, Lucia Caruso, and Eldbjorg Hemsing. Directed by David Donnelly (Maestro, 2015), this fast-paced documentary explores the notion of success and excellence from the female perspective. It challenges the popular and perhaps somewhat outdated notions of success in classical music through a fast-paced narrative of three female artists. A young Norwegian violinist on the brink of stardom, a cultural entrepreneur and mother of three who reinvents the traditional concert experience to inspire the younger audience, and a first-generation American from Argentina, whose creative process of composing a film soundtrack is documented and exposed in an unprecedented way.

Musical production of the space epic Aniara.

Carl Gustav is 12 years old and particularly interested in comics and detective work. Gjengen is his friends, two boys and two girls of the same age and 'Rævedilter'n' Georg who is seven.

Tired of waiting, Veronika tries to give her girlfriend directions over the phone, but Susan gets more and more confused with every word.

Gustav finds it challenging running the family's funeral home in a little town where no one dies. One day a mysterious man occurs.

A young man slowly loses himself more and more into a dream world and his own nightmares. But what if the dreams are real?

Ocean, ice and bitter cold in a seemingly untouched corner of the world. A crew who can only trust each other in the kingdom of polar bears and sudden storms. Until now this has been an annual ritual for the obstinate, ageing skipper Bjørne and his first mate Espen. In the beginning of the 20th century, more than 200 Norwegian sealing vessels were active, now there’s only one ship left. Massive international condemnation and the EU ban on all imports of seal products has almost wiped out the industry. But the skipper and his first mate refuse to give in. With a motley crew of greenhorns and old-timers, they set out on the dangerous journey into the polar ice. They are the last seal hunters of Norway. Sealers is a chilling feelgood roadtrip story of blood, sweat and frosted cream cakes.

This is the story about Henry who fails in his marriage. He also feels unsuccessful in the role as the father of his daughter Susanne. Shortly thereafter, his daughter commits suicide and Henry begins to explore his daughter's life. He meets Tom, a acquaintance of Susanne, and through him, Henry find out that there was a lot he did not know about his daughter.

Julian goes on holiday with Bo Bear, but wants a peer playmate more than anything. Can green waffles or fantasy magic help Julian make a friend?

Pink: Charm, politeness, sensitivity, childhood, the feminine and the romantic.

A group of women in Austin, Texas join forces and help build a movement of plaintiffs legally challenging the system that allowed their rapists to walk free. Their groundbreaking class-action lawsuit is the first to argue that sexual assault isn’t prosecuted due to gender discrimination. This is the landmark story of women fighting to hold law enforcement accountable, with resounding relevance worldwide.

A young mother meets her best friend at a bar on a child free evening.

A feverish and tragicomic Oslo where people, via a series of short scenes, succumb to stress, aggression and alienation, before being forced into some neglected folklore with deadly outcomes.

Set in Bergen anno 1912 in a time of social distress, class division and depression. Follows the day of Herdis, an eight year old girl from the upper class, while her family is disintegrating

Harald's wife Eva has ambitions of becoming a writer, and divorces him to marry one of his friends, Anton. But Anton can't forget his former wife Ragna, and Harald is inheriting a large sum of money. Will this change things?

Cecilie, Hildegunn and Merete have something in common. They are all adults and collect LEGO. This short documentary gives a glimpse into their passion, and the role the popular plastic bricks plays in their lives.

Robert is far from a successful documentary filmmaker, and tends to make films no one wants to screen. When he loses financial support for his newest film about three debt collectors, they offer him what he believs to be a gift.

Nærøyfjorden, one of the most unspoiled and narrow fjords of Western Norway was placed on UNESCOs world heritage list in 2005. Fjord is filmmaker Skule Eriksens interpretation of this unique landscape.

July is the story of Tarjei meeting his childhood friends in their childhood summer paradise some years after they left high school. In the pressing summer heat of July, old love flourishes and everything seems to be as it once was. But when the group is faced with a difficult choice during a childish game, Tarjei involuntarily witnesses his own moral shortcomings and begins to question everything he holds dear.

10 year old Julie walks with her mother and little sister, and everything they own along the highway. The mother is mentally unstable and during the journey Julie is confronted with embarrassment, shame, guilt and responsibility.

The young kitchen maid Liv and the German officer Franz meet in the military camp where Liv works. They develop a friendship and decides to flee to Sweden.

Sindre Wiig Nordby takes us on a journey to find out where all of Norway’s national budget ends up.