Discoveries from Sweden World Cinema

A lost comedy short, taking place in Friesen’s park in Stockholm.

Lost film version of a novel (or scenes from a novel) written by Paul Siraudin.

At home, Rizwan 12, hugs and plays with his siblings. At work, he is forced to a claustrophobic job in an Industry that's key to our economy. Here at Pakistan's second largest oil depot, children crawl inside the dark interior of the diesel tanks - in spite of the extremely carcinogenic fumes. Out of This World follows Rizwan down through the hatch of the oil tank - like a kid astronaut from a forsaken universe.

A socially isolated man takes interest in driving people around among the suburbs of Stockholm, where his cynical thoughts gets fueled by the perceived pretentiousness and blindness of people that only see him for what he is, a driver.

Harald steals money in order to pay a personal guarantee. The crime is discovered and he is sentenced to imprisonment. After the penalty is served he travels to America to begin a new life.

Leif is male dog, but his senile owner thinks he is a girl.

It's early in the morning. Alice, pregnant with her first child, is going to the local train station to meet her mother who is shortly to arrive. As she sits in the waiting room, her father - who she has not seen in ten years - enters ...

SVT's (Swedish television) summary documentary about the 2026 World Cup, focusing primarily on Sweden. It will be released in December 2026.

Gunilla Boëthius is 73 years old when her life history and identity suddenly change. Through a DNA test, she gets a brand new father - the Finnish war hero and General Paavo Talvela. Those who have withheld the truth for her have died a long time ago, where there is no one to answer. Who is Gunilla really - is she a love child who came into being in the shadow of the war and not at all the firstborn to the debater CG Boëthius? Now she needs to travel in Paavo's footsteps to recreate herself.

In the fall of 1944, four ships sailed out of Finnish ports and headed west. On board were not only the core group of Finnish intelligence, but also hundreds of boxes of top-secret material on the Soviet military, as well as technical equipment for advanced signals intelligence. The intention was to seek sanctuary in Sweden for continued intelligence service. Several of the people involved in Operation Stella Polaris are still alive. One of them is Stig Axelsson, Swedish liaison specialist, occasionally active in Finland, in Finnish uniform. Now he and others tell about the strange turns of the operation, which ended with the secret boxes being burned at the Löfsta waste station in December 1960.

In the 1980s, Rättvik became the new California and found its place on the global map of skateboarding. 40 years later, the past comes to life, and the 10-year-old skateboarder Hedda finds herself at the center of events.

This is a trilogy about Norway’s shame.

At the Royal Ballet School's brutal auditions, two Black girls compete for a place in a world that wasn't made for them — but find each other along the way.

Flirtman uses his dog to gain the interest of the beautiful Lizzie.

Documentary film, featuring newsreel segments from the life of Swedish king Gustaf V, put together due to his death on 29 October 1950.

In the near future, Mariam and her family must navigate a financial crisis. At the same time, the Swedish government launches an integration tool called Language-maximization, offering immigrants a generous grant to erase all memory of their mother tongue.

The film delves into deeply human and existential themes that resonate across different stages of life. What is compelling is the way it portrays the inner crisis of Adam, the protagonist, as he grapples with the monotony of his life and a sudden, shocking event. It is a reflective and layered film that encourages introspection on what it means to live fully and authentically, even in the face of life’s challenges and changes.

Actuality film documenting the state visit of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra to Stockholm on 26–27 April 1908. The footage shows the English royal couple’s arrival and reception in Stockholm, crowds lining the streets, and ceremonial events. Originally released as part of the compilation newsreel Stockholm i festskrud.

Eva Rydberg, Eva Roos and Hampus Nessvold all take part in Andreas T. Olsson's new adaptation of the classic play "A traveling theater company". August Blanche's charming comedy is about a traveling theater company and their struggle to keep the dream of performing arts alive, despite chaos, conflicts and unexpected obstacles. Recorded in the summer of 2024.

A musical report from a not so great dating life.

Sam Danielsson, an offbeat, young visionary from Gothenburg (Sweden), meets a real life wolf in the middle of town, on his way home from a party. Combining his strange encounter, with a newly found passion for the radio medium, Sam gets an idea. He decides to return to his deserted hometown to record a radio documentary about his childhood friends; The ones that didn't escape. The ones that got stuck. I am Wolf is a film about wolves, lunch ladies, ping pong, tin-cans, The Sopranos, chimney sweeps...and radio.

Images from Sundsvall and Mariefred.

About the man who first convicted and then acquitted of the murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme (1986). The program depicts his life from the beginning to the dramatic end.

In a Swedish newspaper, a social worker from Stockholm described how he often receives messages in the middle of the night from the young offenders he supervises. Their question is always the same: “Why can’t I sleep?”

Gabi just wants to be Gabi. But this is not as easy as it sounds. Debut filmmaker Engeli Broberg has followed Gabi during the five formative years between the ages of 8 and 13, as she transforms herself even more than most children. Even as a young child, she does not believe that there is a difference between boys and girls, and as the years go by, she feels less and less at home in the two genders on offer. Apart from having to deal with moving away from Stockholm with her family and going to a new school, puberty kicks in, and she slowly gets anxious about the changes in her body. Gabi has a burning desire to have her hair cut short and daydreams by looking at Google images of football players with beautiful hairstyles. But will the rest of the world understand Gabi? Broberg’s attentive film is a unique portrait of a child who insists on the right to be herself. In the meantime, Gabi grows up literally before our eyes.

Filip Collin, the elegant small town patron, has suffered from money market concerns due to bankruptcy on foreign exchanges.

In the town of Hemsa, the evil queen sacrifices disobedient people to a monster. A musical tale with music by Ted Ström.

Ferdinand the bull was real. And everything was just like in the fairy tale. But the ending was something completely different. Meet the family who cuddled with the friendly bull in the paddock, the grandson of the keeper who accompanied him on the fateful journey to the arena, and the man who actually saw the bullfight in 1936 and has never been able to forget it. They all have their own story. And of course, we meet the beloved bull in a unique newly discovered film.

The wealthy Pantalone (Ulf Brunnberg) and Doctor Lombardi (Ewa Roos) have just witnessed the engagement between their children. Then an unusually cheeky figure pops up and throws all plans. She calls herself Truffaldina (Eva Rydberg) and seems free from what respect and label is called. Since an accident rarely comes alone, Rasponi now also enters the action and addresses all common concepts of the perishability of life. And it will not be less difficult when a gentleman from Torino, named Florindo, arrives at Venice and enters the same inn as Rasponi. Now it is for Brighella's innkeeper to take the vagina in beautiful hand and keep my good in bad play.

Katrin sits apathetically in her dumpy apartment after being left by her boyfriend as an old lady whose husband just died is wreaking havoc outside. Touched by the old lady’s strong emotions, Katrin decides to face her old boyfriend.

Bao Ninh's novel "Krigets sorger/The Sorrows of the War" deals with how the Vietnamese themselves perceived the war. A low-key and desperate picture, far from the heroic self-sacrificing struggle that those in power like to emphasize.

Bo wanted to become an explorer when he was young, but realized that everything had already been discovered. Instead, he came out into the world as a filmmaker. He tells about his travels and about the pioneer days of Swedish television.

New Years eve is closing in on a group of young girls locked up behind unbreakable glass windows, enduring a life of meninglessness. A long anticipated fireworks celebration that could break the somberly atmosphere is cancelled at the last minute – a decision that could be life changing for all involved.

The immortal story of Phileas Fogg and his servant Passepartout.

Revisiting a teenage crush on a female teacher, Angelica Ruffier embarks on a delicate journey of memory and desire. A finely woven, reflective essay on past longings and present selves infused with the subtle glamour of French cinema.

Ayman's sex date with Jonas gets crashed by the friends Amirah and Samir which takes a positive turn.

Documentary about the Swedish band Noice and their rise to fame in the early 80's.

The year is 1906. Somewhere on the long lake of Fryken, pastor David Amberg appears. He is not satisfied with the religious life of the countryside. He wants to bring real revival.

During a family party in the countryside, we follow Nia and her cousin Teo, whose relationship balances on the edge of what is considered normative. A film about power, sexuality, love and the urge to explore.

A surrealistic and symbolic depiction of the liberation of the self in a series of associative scenes. The main character moves between different rooms, rooms of significance for him, dragging something that constantly changes form but eventually turns out to be himself. It is an old and consumed I that disappears from him.

The legendary intra company football team Icelanders IK are practicing over the weekend. This year Kurt from the selling department have joined the team and for him this is all a game of life or death.

The allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs have shocked millions of fans and the entire music industry. Claims of so-called “Freak-offs,” where his girlfriend and others were allegedly drugged and forced into group sex with male prostitutes, are just part of what appears to be a sex crime empire on the same scale as the Jeffrey Epstein case. According to a comprehensive lawsuit, dozens of victims are also minors.

About the poet Ragnar Thoursie (1919-2010). Despite his great successes, he chose to quit poetry and instead engage in social work in other forms. What made him do that?

A journey deep down the throat to the origin of the voice. About how people in different professions and privately use their voice. How research in speech, music and hearing is conducted. And about the very first scream.

A medallion whose curse consists of unspoken evil, falls into the hands of a young man. What follows is a way towards anger, unsustainable tantrums and bloody murders.