Discoveries from Sweden World Cinema

A short film based on a dream of being chased by the People's Liberation Army to the sounds of Tammy Wynette

Johan enjoys the autumn work in the small park in his hometown, but he is worried ...

Documentary about the fight for LGBTQ-rights in Sweden during the 1970s.

A mockumentary about the fictional Swedish revue artist Harry Viktor.

The ladies man Georg is finally about to get married, but a misunderstanding lead to his new wife break up the wedding.

In 2017, journalist and filmmaker Marie Nyreröd created this series of topical short films using outtakes from footage she had recorded with director Ingmar Bergman for her 2006 feature documentary BERGMAN ISLAND.

Åbackens people's park has been closed for six years, but now it is again to life. Unfortunately it is a bit easier said than done when the renovation is far from finished the day before the inauguration. The callous lady owner Eivor Stark puts all the responsibility on his awkward assistant Richard. More problems will be when the somewhat unassuming man Torsten shows up and claims to be rightful owner of the park. And how are the graduates photographer Harald? Will he ever his picture on the superannuated German opera star Brunhild Müller, who will do anything to avoid taking tons? Then one may ask what Conny Cash doing there? Has not he a lunchtime to fit, in prison? Or is there a hidden mug prey in the park? An orgy of intricacies and madness, everything collected in 1985 at Åbackens dance.

Michael, 17, is secretly in love with Veronicka. His best friend Faye has a crazy plan to get them together; a threesome! Two girls at one time is a fantasy for most guys... the only problem is that Michael is a virgin.

Since 1967, Guy Debord’s critical manifesto ‘The Society of the Spectacle’ has been an essentiel theoretical basis for any attempt to analyse the capitalist society of images that permeates every aspect of life in the Western world. We live in a continuous sensory bombardment of distractions that keep us in the role of passive consumers – a condition that has not exactly improved since the revolutionary 60s. What to do? And how do you film a notoriously complicated theory that attacks the very image itself? Artist Roxy Farhat and filmmaker Göran Hugo Olsson (‘Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975’) bring Guy Debord’s ideas into the 21st century. Guy Debord’s own (anti)films are given a modern counterpoint by satirical interventions in a visual work that is not afraid to criticise neither itself nor the cult around Debord and situationism.

A shadow play about love and sorrow, featuring a girl, her bird friend and Death.

This enigmatic, mysterious minimalist feature, a collaboration between CalArts graduate C.W. Winter and photographer Anders Edström, combines elements of narrative fiction, documentary, and even installation art in depicting the daily routine of Ulla, a middle-aged woman living in self-sufficient isolation on a wild island on the Stockholm archipelago.

Adam and Wiktor are obsessed with Eurovision and their hearts beat extra hard for the Swedish double winner Loreen. But the harsh jargon that prevails among the young people in their Polish town risks poisoning both their friendship and dreams of Sweden.

A concert in memory of Roxette singer and pop star Marie Fredriksson held on the stage of Stora teatern in Gothenburg on January 20th, 2020 and featuring cover performances from artists and people close to Fredriksson during her productive career.

The tiny village in the far north of Sweden called Ensamheten (Solitude) has sixteen inhabitants. They all share an unusual passion - armwrestling.

An old man needs a plastic toilet stool by the bed at night, but the health center can't deliver it, so the old man has to pick it up by himself.

Iris' daughter Mona is visiting. Iris has aged since they last met and gets daily help from the healthcare. The power struggle between mother and daughter is put to the test when Iris no longer can take care of herself. As usual Iris tries to control and tame her surroundings.

Archaeological gardens and tunnels are built. Khaled and other Palestinians lose their homes. Lawyer Ziad gets angry new clients every day. Arieh and other Israeli settlers move in. PeÅ Holmqvist and Suzanne Khardalian follow a turbulent Jerusalem, 50 years after Israel took full control.

Sara is going to the fair with her mom. But when her mother stops to talk to someone, Sara finds that waiting while they talk is really boring. Suddenly two giraffes appear. Along with them comes a lazy crocodile. They wonder if Sara wants to come along with them to the merry-go-round…

Gunnar works at a rail road in the woods and blasts a large boulder. Out of the ashes comes Satan himself - with cloven hoofs and a big mean grin.

Two impressionable teenage girls fall in with a beatnik crowd that is content to avoid work and have fun. The group lives for today while committing petty crimes and revels in being outside social convention until their adventures take a murderous turn. A young divorcee with a baby feels that life has passed her by as her friends enjoy a carefree time. Another couple with a young child is headed for divorce when their idyllic bubble is burst and they are overwhelmed by reality.

Swedish crime-drama directed by Kevin Bernal. It's the story of Diego, who hoped to never lose his friends after he ended school. However, five years go by and he finds himself alone, poor and living in a basement. Desperate for some money he agrees to run an errand for a dangerous criminal — which leads him to confront people he cared for in the past.

A story of how a team of lumberjacks react when the forest company wants to introduce the chainsaw.

A traveling theatre company comes to Lund and one of the smallest hotels in town. A female actress gets a key by mistake to a room where Sten Stensson Stéen lives.

In the middle of the Medieval fair in Visby the house of a 70-year-old woman is set on fire, and she is presumed dead. When another murder occurs Maria Wern and her police colleagues head for a picturesque summer town where everybody knows each other - and where the discovery of several Latin texts and incomprehensible drawings makes the police suspect that all the events have something to do with the medieval fair.

The 2002 Arlanda heist shook Sweden. Armed perpetrators left the airport with 44 million kronor in cash from a security transport. The crime remains unsolved and the money has not been recovered. In TV4 Nyheterna Story, one of the robbers, Leo “The Chinese” Carmona, shares in detail how the group planned and carried out the spectacular heist – and what happened to the money.

In 1908 Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee, a university professor, suffers a sudden mental breakdown during a class. In 1913 he seems to recover but has no memory of the last five years. He sets out to discover what happened.

In 2010 Martha Nabwire and Niki Tsappos took part in the biggest international Street Dance Competition, Juste Debout in Paris. It was the first time ever two women became World Champions in Hip Hop. This film depicts their love of dance, each other and about friendship put to the test. About desires, yearning and finding the right path in life.

Stage revue with Björn Skifs.

The famous author Mark Storm's publisher is unhappy with his books and asks him to write books in a more popular genre, crime for example. When Mark Storm comes to his apartment, he finds a burglar, Kurre. He notices that they have a physical similarity and they change identity, which makes it possible for Storm to make empirical studies in the world of crime.

Where the summer night slowly pivots to morning there are meetings of unexpected magic. Baby takes us on a captivating and fast-paced journey through the streets of Stockholm where tomorrow will not be as expected for new acquaintances made at night.

The 1986 World Cup was played in Mexico. It was the tournament when Denmark made their World Cup debut and charmed the world, England's Gary Lineker won the top scorer's award and above all - it was when Argentina's Diego Maradona seriously presented himself as the world's best footballer.

Lea, 7 years, lives with her mom and little brother Jonas, 8 months, in a house on the edge of the forest. One day when Lea is babysitting Jonas and they are playing in the garden, Jonas crawls off into the forest. Lea has to face her fears and go in to find him.

The vagabond Loffe is drifting along the Swedish summer landscape.

A drama shot in 5 hours and 17 minutes, exactly the time it takes to travel by rail from Malmö to Stockholm. It's mid-winter. On a train a man and a woman end up in the same compartment. They have a typical conversation between strangers until they discover they are going to the same wedding. It's unimportant whether they got an invitation or are going uninvited. The important thing is that both have plenty of reasons to stop the wedding… It soon turns out that they share not only the same goal but also painful memories and romantic disappointments. This brings them closer together.

This film is a reworked version of Olle Hellbom's 1959 film with the same title.

The little town Västerköping needs a new police man - but the only applicant is the small and tiny Fridolf. He gets the job but has to work with the big and strong police inspector Göransson. The town is visited by a crook who has specialized in stealing from local councils. Can this unusual pair stop him?

Apart from the Rumplund family, the misunderstood toilet researcher Dr. Mugg lives in the small town of Dasseborg. When the wretched Dr. Mugg is not terrorizing the city, he is forging threads down the sewers riding the speed marvel the Pruttomobile. But hold on, the town's only superhero, Captain Filling, is hot on his heels. Captain Filling may not be the most cunning of heroes, but he has big muscles, a big heart and huge summons - Y-front of course!

A documentary showing the changes that Swedish wildlife goes through during one year. Among the animals featured are owls, eagles, foxes, badgers, and weasles.

Two friends on a journey

The local newspaper celebrates 50 years and are now looking for a citizen who has lived as long in the neighborhood. Our hero Åsa-Nisse seems to fit the profile.

A comedy about the young notary Thore, who mistakenly opens a private letter to his boss, lawyer Larsson. The letter says that a certain Eva Larsson will inherit a piece of land in Guatemala, containing large oil deposits. A baby photo of Eva has been included for identification, and when Thore is fired for his mistake he happens to bring the photo with him.

A journey along the Inlandsbanan, from Mora to Gällivare, in the last summer of 1991 when the passenger traffic is to be shut down. A decision and its consequences. A film about the view of Norrland in these EC times.

14-year old Julia is a frequent witness to the physical and psychological abuse her mother endures from her father. The fearfulness Julia lives in daily is evidenced by the many activities she starts, but can never finish, dreading her father’s reaction. Albeit he is extremely controlling, Julia seems to be a sociable teenager, with a protective instinct, although traumatized by her family’s reality. She is a well-informed young girl, well aware of what she has to do in order to put an end to the toxic environment they live in. Will she be able to, though?

A film about the murder of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme.

Two friends meet at a café. The silent unmarried Mr Y and the outspoken married Mr X. When Mr X realises that Mr Y was his rival for his wife's love they enter a battle of the minds where the stronger will win.

Young Ruth goes against her father's will and leaves to live with engineer Edvin Holm. Their life together will prove difficult.

Mette divorced from her husband, the architect Sven, a year ago. But her feelings for him are still strong. When she hears about Sven getting married to Vera she can't avoid to interfer.

Pistolteatern in Stockholm, Sweden, was a leading experimental scene in the mid 1960s, comparable to the Living Theater in New York. In the years 1964-67. Pistolteatern produced theatre plays, exhibitions and happenings at a very high pace. The name, Pistolteatern, comes from two of creators, PI Lind and STaffan OLzon.

Munthe has become a rich farmer through his own work and has gained some influence in the local community. He is strongly opposed to the immigration of east European farm labour from Galicia who, he claims, makes life difficult for the locals. A new school teacher with socialist leanings arrive and Munthe's daughter fall in love with him. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

Roy has lost his motivation and spends his days at home. Finally his wife can't take it anymore and sends him away on an alternative treatment. The method is ridiculous. Roy doesn't understand what he's doing there. The therapist is strange, so strange that Roy suspects that something is wrong. When he wants to leave, things get unpleasant for real.

On Saturday, April 26, spring came to Sweden. That same day, Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. Bringing mild winds to Scandinavia. Sweden suffered heavily of radioactive poison.

A barber creams his customer carelessly and pulls a strop attached to the customer's throat like a snare. He then stirs wildly as the customer's head is hit, get scratched, and finally rushes up out of the chair. A fight arises.