Discoveries from Norway World Cinema

The difficult priest Kruse is against the business community's town mid-summer party planned by Garman. Based on the novel by Alexander Kielland.

A woman's sister disappears without a trace. Three months later, the woman, Julie, potentially receives the first clue, but it comes at a terrible price.

Fredrik, a man whose life is upended when he begins receiving anonymous letters with instructions that reward obedience and punish resistance. Drawn deeper into an increasingly brutal system, he is forced to confront the limits of his own free will and the true cost of belonging.

The director follows her sister Rakel as she takes over the family farm; she will be the fourth generation to run the farm. With her wife Ida, she is packing up her life as a musician and heading north. Rakel is enthusiastic, but she is also aware that there is a lot she doesn’t know how to handle. Her wife Ida has never lived on a farm before and will also have to find her place in this new everyday life and this unfamiliar work. Rakel’s father has been a farmer for 40 years and knows the challenges ahead of her: years when spring never arrives, summers with significant losses to predators, poor harvests, and sheep on the run.

Finn, an erratic adolescent boy becomes obsessed with the idea of perfection. His pursuit of perfection takes a turn when he meets the seemingly perfect Victor.

What is the true cost of a bargain? Subtotal is a story of an nontraditional encounter between a Swedish salesman and a Norwegian couple on their monthly bargain hunting at the border between Norway and Sweden.

Six people meet in a room in order to discuss pornography, rape and Mother's Day.

Three siblings, Jiwan, Dinesh and Rainu grows up in Northern India, knowing their uncle living in Oslo, Norway. Jiwan stats to learn Norwegian, because he hope to follow his uncle to Norway.

Lost in life and suffering from severe eczema which turns her skin into fish scales, Sarah travels to see her father whom she hardly knows and who is incapable of helping her. While on a boat trip together out at sea, Sarah dives into the water, resolving to become a fish.

One evening, as Ludvik is about to go to bed, he notices that a painting, once owned by his grandfather, mysteriously begins to move on its own. The next day, Ludvik shares the unsettling event with his friend Amund, and together they decide to investigate the painting's origins. Ludvik's grandfather had lived in an old cabin deep in the woods, that had been abandoned since his passing. Determined to uncover the truth, Ludvik and Amund venture to the cabin, only to discover secrets that should never see the light of day.

Ida becomes pregnant with her boyfriend, but realizes that she does not want the child. The fear that her lover will leave her if she shares her true feelings makes her have an abortion in secret and makes him believe that it was a miscarriage.

"Cold" is about 13 year old Jon - winter, about to lose his great love and hangover-nausea hangover,,,, and snow falling.

Lars Hertervig (1830-1902) was considered to be one Norway's greatest artists before he was diagnosed with incurable insanity and pushed out into the cold. The paintings from the last 30 years of his life were considered the scribblings of a child, but subsequently turned out to bear clear similarities to styles that gained ground in Europe several decades later. Was the painter insane or just ahead of his time?

The Sami people, mainly found in Russia and Lapland, continue their struggle against oppression and colonialism. For centuries, they have faced institutionalized racism, marginalization, and repression of their culture and language. Through activism, they have gained recognition and respect in recent years, but the struggle is not over. Through art and cultural resilience, the Sami assert their rights to exist and thrive in their ancestral lands.

Anarchy emerges at a public pool birthday party when a group of small girls push the limits of their strength and power. Underdog Ronja challenges the girls' alpha female to battle for dominance. The game escalates quickly, and as the thirst for power grows, Ronja and the other girls lose control.

Two girls' metaphorical journey through stages of womanhood. The metaphor being a game of hide and seek in an abandoned house

A man with social anxiety gets followed by a naive and clumsy creature. Terrified the man tries to escape, unaware that the creature is actually a helper with slightly unconventional methods.

Markus and his friends make fun of the OnlyFans creator Maya Andersson during a live-stream. The mask slips when Markus subscribes to her Only Fans-profile in secret. This marks the beginning of a digital relationship, where the line between the imagined and the real begins to blur.

A film inspired by a visual representation of trauma and the journey towards healing. It delves into the symbolic language of the cosmos and the natural world to express the complex emotions associated with trauma.

Ingrid, a young drama student, finds herself in the middle of an increasingly uncomfortable situation, as her ensemble and the play’s director discuss whether she should be performing a full-frontal nude scene. Magnus, once a promising theatre director who is now trying to get his career back on track, awkwardly navigates the discussion in the wake of MeToo.

A story about three women from three different generations, and how growing up as a woman affects choices, ambitions and relationships with others.

A black and a white woman meets in Dar es Salam because of their men, and starts a friendship, despite their different background.

The late 19th century Christiania (Oslo) could offer a rich variety of entertainment. There were several variety theatres and brothels, and poor women could earn money based on their looks. The beautiful variety actress Lucie has met a lawyer by the name Gerner, a refined gentleman. Flowers and encounters outside the theatre develops into an erotic relationship. Lucie knows how to play on Gerner's jealousy and masculine pride, and finally she reaches her goal: becoming Mrs Gerner. For Lucie this means climbing the social ladder, but she'll soon notice the problems. Living in the upperclass society keeps reminding her of her poor background and her lack of etiquette. All this affects Gerner in a negative way, who is plagued by jealousy regarding people from Lucie's past. The relationship between the married couple keeps getting worse.

During a traditional battle claim, an earl kills a tough Viking in a cowardly way. Twenty years later, the Vikings' son has become one of the most notorious barbarians and is now seeking revenge on the entire village.

We are taken into the thoughts of 17-year-old Elli Anne from Karasjok as hope and dreams are put to the test. In Oahpes Bahá, a dissonance is explored between the external portrayal of Sámi culture and the internal experience. How long can Elli Anne hold on to her dream of Sápmi?

Tragic events and murders on the landowner's farm lead to Captain Rye becoming a suspect. Private detective Asbjørn Krag is a friend whom Rye calls upon to solve the case.

A girl experiences that her grandfather dies the same day she turns 15. It's time for a strange family gathering. The family personalities and the tensions between them will be expressed through choreographed movements and dance seen through the girls point of view.

The story of Ellinor and how she deals with the relationship with her father, as she gets the news of him being severely wounded in a hospital in Paris.

A Norwegian movie about love. A group of friends go on a trip to the beach. Drama ensues when everyone seems to be in love with the same person.

The hotel room as a place where everyone is a stranger. A place that is yours for just a moment. A temporarily intimate space entered by a maid in order to clean it while, if possible, not leaving a trace of her visit. Each episode of Stranger is set in such a place, and each is captured in one long take. Weaving together a series of episodic stories – some humorous and absurd, some poignant and mysterious – that all unfold within a seemingly confined space, Stranger explores the idea of home while being away from it, and sheds light on the distinctive yet universal experiences of isolation and loneliness.

Stompa takes on the Atlantic Ocean to surprise his origins in New York. He is mustering on a 20,000-tonne ship together with his friend Nøtterø who would like to sail the seven seas during the summer holidays.

A film by Kimberly Kubus

Young Petter moves together with his family from a happy life in a rural fisher's village to a rough community and school life in the city of Oslo.

Young gay and lesbian Norwegians share their experiences of coming out. As a counterpoint, the candid opinions of a number of their less enlightened peers are also included.

A seemingly insignificant event occurs in the lives of a young couple, and then something happens to them, something significant in that they are driven into a new pattern of life, one that they are strangers to.

In a dystopian future set in the northern part of Norway, a big corporation have stripped the sea of fish leaving locals without food and income.

An odyssey through Norway from south to north. A beautifully filmed cavalcade of the nation's businesses, such as agriculture, forestry, fishing, whaling and industry, and Norway’s geography, culture, history and society.

The film opens in a small theatre, where the management of the company Clinox A/S watches their latest advertising push for the red condom Ding Dong . Everyone is excited and expect that here has been really could become a big bestseller . But the day after optimism disappears , Consumer Council prohibits the new condom . It is election year and the government is afraid the color offensive . Meanwhile, a mysterious woman named Lucy Ferner goes towards Oslo . She represents a Hong Kong group that is looking for a place where they can develop their energy consuming cosmetics industries.

A bad taste, extremely low-budget, splatter film, filled with zombies, witches, and gallows of blood. The only film that exists with a talking tunnel and a snow blower that rapes zombies.

Four people. Two stories. An indictment. Who owns the truth? We follow the consequences of an indictment.

Heroin addict Cato is steeling books to fund his drug habit. He has fallen in love with Goth Girl, who works at the local book shop. But the mall cop Crab Claw is about to make his life difficult. A true story from former drug addict Cato Mong-Hansens life.

Erotic entanglements at a summer boarding house. Three young men are all infatuated with the girl Klara, but then another girl, Jenny, shows up.

Working during the pandemic between Norway and Argentina, a filmmaker investigates a mystery involving a cursed island, a missing writer, and a strange Antarctic fever.

Representatives from a major security brand, an advertising agency and a production company meet at a so-called offline meeting, to try to agree on the final cut of a commercial film. The commercial is supposed to promote the company’s diverse profile, but the problems begin when the client thinks two of the black actors look too much alike.

An absurd dystopia featuring our senses. About sound, sight and wagging tongues.

This historical drama is based on a play by Henrik Ibsen and set in the year 1528. The central figure in the low-keyed story is a Norwegian noblewoman who is seeking to bring independence to that country despite the involved political intrigues of the Swedes and Danes, who are using Norway as a pawn in their rivalries.

Eva, an indecisive dancer, is going to an audition for a famous dance school in a week. What Eva wants to dance is not the same as what her teacher, Dania, thinks is right. What does Eva do?

The motivations of two men running an illegal assisted suicide service to help relieve suffering change with the the appearance of two very different women in their lives.

A man who is trying to shop for some tobacco meets difficulties in the bureaucracy, when it comes to taxes and tolls, and he seems to meet himself in the doorway.

There is a confusion between comedy treasurer Theodor Jensen and an escaped felon, Gerhardt Müller, both played by Carsten Winger. Nanna Stenersen had the role of Mrs Jensen.

Boy and girl live in the same apartment building. Boy (eventually) meets girl.

Seen solely through the refrigerator door, we are witnessing a burlesque tale of infidelity.

Five men end up in fatal confrontations with their past, as their victims decide to take the law into their own hands in this low budget action comedy.

Two women share a room in a hospital. One has just given birth to a stillborn child, the other has had her ovaries removed. Bonding over their trauma, past and present, both women in turn taking care of the other, they become friends and try to help each other upon leaving the hospital.

Is it possible to get from Norway to China without a single penny in your pocket? Two friends decide to find out, bring a video camera and set off on a journey. In this documentary we follow them through a number of different countries on their way to China. Along the way, they meet cunning people and the travelers encounter resistance that must be overcome with ingenuity and trust in strangers.

In 2014, following a tip-off, a group of journalists exposed a troubled history for indigenous Sámi women, men and children. It revealed generations of negligence, abuse and suffering, supported by a mass of evidence and previously unseen archival footage. As the case goes to court, the community remains defiant against a judicial system whose attitudes highlight fissures in the purported equal treatment of all citizens. The community’s battle aims to break a vicious cycle of racism and to achieve meaningful lasting change for future generations.