Discoveries from Sweden World Cinema

Claus, an unhappy 28 year old Norwegian insurance company employee quits his job in Oslo and heads for Sweden in order to figure out who he really is. In his travels he meets and falls in love with Liss, a liberated small town woman, but they both have trouble considering a long-term commitment which will curtail their treasured freedom. After separating, Claus heads north and joins a surveying team, where he finds himself attracted to a country girl. Will the big city boy settle down in the rugged wilds of the Northlands, or will he return to the south and negotiate a commitment to Liss.

Since Zlatan fled the war in former Yugoslavia, his contact with his homeland has only consisted of him regularly sending money to his old aunt who is the only surviving relative there. Now his adult daughter is set on visiting Sarajevo (Zlatan’s hometown) together with him in order to walk the streets of his youth and hear his story. Despite initial unwillingness, Zlatan lets himself be persuaded and the reunion with the home country brings both absurd surprises and secrets from the past.

Animated musical short Bikini offers an entertaining take on finding the courage and acceptance to express one's gender with honesty and style.

Shipmate Henrik gets in contact with two women in Gothenburg — the sociable Lisbeth and the shy Astrid.

Karl Alfred Karlsson goes on an adventure on the seven seas.

An underpaid and underappreciated man goes missing from his office one day. What happens to the company?

Rebecca discovers a remedy to her loneliness.

The Whalers (original title: Valfangare) is a filmed record of the final whaling expedition in the Arctic before the outbreak of WW2. Only partly a documentary, the film is able to accommodate a dramatic throughline, concerning the redemption of wastrelly millionaire's son Allan Blom (Allan Bohlin). Pressed into service on the expedition, Allan shows he's a true son of Scandanavia through his courageous actions on the high seas, and even wins the hand of heroine Sonja (Tutta Rolf) in the bargain. While the whaling scenes are both exciting and exhillarating, the sequence in which a whale carcass is stripped and gutted may not appeal to everyone in the audience. Originally filmed in 1939 in Swedish and Norwegian, The Whalers was helpfully fitted out with English subtitles for its 1942 American run.

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Joan of Arc reflects on her life via flashbacks during the final moments of her life.

The young girl Lisbet lives on the farm Tolfmansgården together with her mother, her older brother Jerker and their grandparents.

There is a barn dance in the village Stubbhult. Johan Snippen and his friend the stationmaster Mandus plays happily, when a fight is about to break out.

"Diana Goes Hunting" - The action revolves around the panic induced by an amorous huntress, aptly named Diana.

"Hello Happy Summer!!!" - Valle and Bror are two fishermen brothers who lives in the remote archipelago. One day Valles wife receives a big inheritance from a distant relative and their lives takes a new turn.

After some time abroad, Bendel returns to Sweden and seeks up his old friend and business accomplice Pettersson to commit some new frauds.Follow-up to Pettersson & Bendel from 1933.

The teacher Clemens is instructed to learn to dance so that he can teach the subject.

After a great flood, Pää floats down the river on the roof of his house. Soon he is joined by Nif, and together they travel downstream and out into the ocean. Along the way they meet many peculiar creatures.

Summer is the highlight of the year for Lina, Nisse and Frasse. Sun, games and swimming. But they have to watch out for the Wolf Man. Syskonsommar is a pastisch at The Children of Bullerbyn Village/The Children of Noisy Village .

The rise and fall of the "progg"-band "Verket".

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

Follows Marcus Tell and Ann Wilding, the Swedish police's most unlikely duo, forced to unite when their seemingly vastly different investigations lead to the same dramatic conclusion: an attack during Stockholm's Nobel Week.

A space traveler is awakened from stasis by Tekk, the ship's AI. What begins as a routine revival quickly turns ominous: he's not alone with his cats. An alien stowaway lurks aboard, posing a growing threat to both man and machine.

“A retrospect of European events during the past forty years, composed from early documentary material, and including one of the earliest extant specimens of news-reel film dating from 1897.” - The [London] Film Society, 1936.

Teodor is happy and newly married to Marianne; unfortunately, his domineering mother-in-law shares the young couple's home.

Wholesaler Pettersson ends up in the military after being mixed up with a soldier on the run, who has stolen his identity.

An intro class for becoming a Swede.

Noni is 10, and during the week she lives with her mother in Vasastan and at weekends with her father in Skärholmen. One weekend with her stepsister Elizabeth, Noni sees the world for what it is - upside down.

While Stockholm celebrates its 700th anniversary, private 91 is knocked on his head and goes on a fantastical journey through Swedish history.

In the Swedish general elections of 2014, the Sweden Democrats (far-right) became the Riksdag's third largest party. By tradition - and through a formal vote - the chamber honors the largest parties by awarding them the Speaker and three Deputy Speaker posts. Filmed in the Swedish parliament, “Second Deputy Speaker” gives a critical study of politics and symbols of resistance in parliamentary procedures.

Two inventors, Ville and Rulle have developed a revolutionary new accordion; however, they have competition. Twelve-year-old Pelle Borell gets to show off the instrument in front of the Swedish accordion elite in Stockholm.

A woman who is unable to bear a child enters a world in her mind where she manages to get pregnant. As time goes, so does her sanity.

A woman is diagnosed with MS, the same disease that killed her father. Years later she tells her grandchild how she learned to live with it.

Snake is known as the best of the best, but when tasked with his hardest mission yet, he might have underestimated his assignment.... Snake wakes up from a 10 year old comatose and the only thing on his mind is revenge... someone's gonna pay.

The father is sitting up in a skylift, and he is telling a fairy tale to his daughter. Wherever he moves during the day, in power stations, in old cafes, he tells, and what he tells takes shape!

In a southern Swedish city by Öresund, two young ladies, Maud and Viola, are discussing the novel Maud almost finished writing and to be submitted to the World Publishing's competition of $ 50,000 in the first prize.

Feride is on the way home after a party when she meets a group of singing young men in a wooden boat. When the boat runs into trouble they get unexpected help from Feride who, without her consent, is taken along on their nocturnal ride in Stockholm.

A woman's story of how she became involved in terrorist activities in the 1970s.

To attract new members to the church, a bizarre event is organized where a young man is to fall from the church tower. The young man already has a large group of followers, and in the region, no one wants to miss this fascinating event. The film is based on Pär Lagerkvist's 100-year-old novella, which has never felt more relevant than today.

Documentary providing a career overview of the great Greta Garbo.

Images from Sundsvall and Mariefred.

After a mystical and magical night, Mattias wakes up next to his own female clone. It is love at first sight. This is the start of a relationship with a very complicated person: yourself.

Greve Axel Von Rambow owns the Poppelhagen estate. One day an inspector comes to see him and a big quarrel starts.

New Year's Eve program from Södra Teatern in Stockholm with hosts Gary Engman and Grynet Molvig to celebrate the new year of 1973. Performances from many different artists, including Ted Gärdestad, Göran Fristorp, Claes af Geijerstam and Staffan Scheja.

Bengt, a ship mechanic , and his wife Karin has been relocated to a modern apartment house in Stockholm. On the ground floor is a tobacconist, whose owner Frithiof is also the deputy landlord of the house.

When Johan is dumped by his girlfriend, he does not know what to feel. He takes help from his loved ones, which may not always be the smartest thing to do.

A film about a group of people and their complicated relationships to one another. Vera is trying to figure out how to relate to her son's irresponsible father, while her sister is about to release a book about their shared childhood. Not far from Vera, a professional clown is hesitantly trying to get on with his life and form a new relationship, but his ex is refusing to let go of him. In close shots, full of emotions, the characters expose the best as well as the worst in them, and the film provides no simple answers to its questions.

Two men in their 60s meet for the first time and discuss their respective sex changes, and subsequent reversals.

The doctor makes a house call but three is a crowd after the action is over… A film about existential loneliness.

Erhard Malm is studying to become an engineer, but support himself as a tutor at Consul Frendin. The consul's daughter Ruth and Erhard get interested in each other.

A portrait of Swedish actress/director/writer Gun Jönsson who has created several groundbreaking stage productions and films. She has never compromised with her integrity, desire and artistry.

Schoolmaster Hoffmann on his way far down in the basement to the Janitors office to get coal for his chilly classroom, hears no warning signals. Gorm, the janitor, manipulates the gullible Hoffmann into signing a contract with a dark context.

Östlund discovered his penchant for long takes making ski films, in which unbroken shots prove the authenticity of the unbelievable feats depicted. Stunning compositions and an energetic soundtrack (featuring Swedish hip-hop, electronica, ska, and thrash metal) make this a sensory delight, even for those who aren’t skiing enthusiasts.

Björn struggles with running the company, which is slowly going bankrupt. His habit of putting off, forgetting or canceling meetings and phone calls doesn't make it any easier. The company faces an immediate threat from the Swedish Tax Agency, and he also has a new intern who follows him everywhere and watches expressionlessly as he handles all challenges.