Discoveries from Sweden World Cinema

Two dairy farmers go out looking for a cow gone missing. Their search leads them deep into a mystery that will have them questioning themselves and their place in the milky way.

Three parallel events during the same night. The main characters lose control and their loyalty is jeopardized.

Films the process of making Bo Widerberg's film "Death of a Salesman'.

The lighthouse keeper Lang has become a loner since his little daughter drowned in the sea.

A life marked by murder threats. Gina Dirawi broke through on Youtube as a 20-year-old by recording sketches on the toilet. She was the super talent who quickly became popular by leading the Swedish edition of Eurovision Song Contest and being a Christmas host on National Swedish Television (SVT). But as her popularity increased, hatred towards her also grew. Behind the glamorous facade was a life of murder threats and bodyguards. We get an exclusive insight into Gina Dirawi's life. Friends, family and stars like William Spetz, Kristian Luuk and Danny Saucedo talk about how it was when a young comedian from Sundsvall took the stage in the big arenas. Gina Dirawi is currently writing a novel.

About the Swedish trickster and thief Lars "Lasse-Maja" Molin. He often disguised himself and lived as a woman in 1800s. He takes place as a kitchen boy for a bailiff and manages to prevent him from taking over the cottage where his beloved lives. His true identity will, however, be disclosed and he is forced to become an outlaw.

The King is about to visit a small town, and everyone is excited to prepare for the event. Everyone but Egon Karlsson, vice municipal commissioner and and member of the Republican Association.

Many people have had a local driving force in their lives. In this documentary, we follow Torsångs IF just outside Borlänge and the major impact their driving force has had on them. And what happens when such a person suddenly disappears.

Kids love them. Grown ups love them. Dogs love them. Everyone loves balls. But have you ever considered how THEY feel? What’s in it for THEM? A balls life is long, hard and it usually involves being kicked around a lot. Being a ball isn’t exactly a ball. "Balls" shows the world from their perspective. Through the eyes of the most meaningless of balls; the ball pit ball Red as our unassumed hero together with her sidekick and best friend, Yellow, a dog-phobic tennis ball, as they encounter a diverse world of spheres. A film about friendship & fulfilling your dream that will transform the way you see these cherished objects, capturing your heart and imagination, with their irresistible charm!

Gabriel's father Isa was shot by the "Laser Man" killer, and director Babak met the family for the first time in 1998. Fourteen years have passed. What has happened to the scared five-year-old who once talked about revenge?

Sture and Birgit are secretly engaged. One day when they are kissing, they are discovered by Sture's father Dana. However, he promises not to reveal anything, as Sture would probably lose his job on Birgit's father Hjalle's shipyard. When Hjalle is forced by a usurer to pay back 23,000 on a loan, he gets problem. Dana promises to solve the problem, the question is just how. There is only one person that could help him, his childhood friend Gösta Hägg that nowadays is the director of a big company. But time passes quickly, and where is Mr. Hägg ...?

Far beneath the sea, a scientist and his assistant find a strange object. The assistant is very curious, and the scientist tries to answer his many questions.

Philip is a grass widower who suddenly wants to buy a piano to his wife before she's back home, but it's Saturday and the time is short.

Karin Larsson and Douglas Hallencreutz has a somewhat peculiar relationship. They meet every Wednesday at Douglas. Karin is Douglas "Wednesday's friend." Otherwise, they live completely separate lives. This Wednesday they wake up together. Karin showers and leave Douglas fancy apartment at Strandvägen, Stockholm. She lives with her father, former captain Larsson. When Karin come home, Baltzar is at the door. Baltzar is a typical "guy" full of ideas, not always successful. It also turns out that Baltzar had a relationship with one of Karin's sisters.

A policeman and a teacher go after a desperado in northern Sweden.

Harry Willis is a slob and a bacchant. He is therefore abandoned by his wife Maggi.

Eric Stern can't get KAJ's Bara Bada Bastu out of his head. Not only that, he has developed an obsession with solving the riddle of KAJ ‒ who are they, where do they come from? How did three guys from Ostrobothnia go from completely unknown to all of Sweden's favourite? Eric travels to KAJ's home town, Vörå in Ostrobothnia in Finland, to find answers.

Dublin, June 2024: thousands of men seeking asylum in Ireland are homeless. Olivia and her group of volunteers are trying to find safe locations where the men can sleep each night, but the government is actively enforcing its new policy against homeless encampments, and the far-right are lurking.

The depressed Adolf has been visited by his new friend friend Gustav who is in contact with him about what he is going to do with his wife Tekla.

Stina and her daughter Karin lives in a small cabin on Baron Silverlods land.

A genuine sit-down evening from 1965.

Portrait of photographer Bengt Åke Kimbré where he narrates his own life story accompanied by his photographs.

Worried asylum seekers, angry activists, and obedient case workers in an equally wonderful as sharp stop-motion film about people who are all caught in the bureaucratic claws of the migration agency.

The farmer Emanuel’s mother Ingrid wants him to marry his cousin Maja Sofia.

"Meat and Love" - Tells the story how Finnish human outcast are being exported to Sweden as a sausages. The local butcher falls in love with the fragile owner of the health food store. He begins to date her. It turns out to be inappropriate. The health food customers becomes uneasy. They mobilize their strong hatred against the cornea butcher. An intrusive and discolored drama. About cross-over lust, hunger and fears. Recording from the stage production.

Johan is the newly appointed chairman of the gender equality group at the theatre. In his first meeting with the actors, he acknowledges his racist and sexist prejudices in order to create a starting point for discussion in the group. It starts a chain reaction that cannot be stopped.

A diary of a boy grappling with identity, love and belonging while exploring our fragile journey through a chaotic world.

Glenn dislikes people who do not use their turn signals when driving. Glenn takes the law into his own hands and, by chance, ends up fighting against even greater crime alongside young Annika.

A charged power struggle between spouses. A tug of war to the death of an only child as ends and means. From an August Strindberg play.

A short Swedish drama feature.

A group of sweaty young men and a woman sit in a cramped apartment on a hot day and decide to party. The woman collapses in the heat.

A strange illness spreads among the participants of an illegal rave.

A portrait of Swedish jazz singer Monica Zetterlund.

Two Oxford University students, Jack and Charles, find themselves in a predicament. They enlist a friend to impersonate Charley's aunt from Brazil as a solution to their problems, not realizing that it would further complicate the situation.

Laxman searches for her missing cat, but at the same time has to persuade her TV-watching classmate to finish his school work.

A short documentary about the history of Swedish pop group ABBA, put together following the 25th anniversary of the group's 1974 Eurovision victory with the song "Waterloo".

The books about Alfie Atkins have come to life in a brand new film package.

Actor and director Ulf Friberg has filmed August Strindberg's play "Leka med elden". Or at least almost. The story of a middle-aged couple and their summer guests slides almost unnoticed into the story of the relationship between the actors and the director. The result is an airy, summery metafilm of both classic and innovative cuts.

A drama about Greek immigrants in Stockholm in the 1960s.

The schoolgirl Maj-Lis comes from a wealthy family and is unhappy with her life. Emmy, her friend at school, tells Maj-Lis about her lousy job at the Vidi department store. Maj-Lis then decides to apply for a job at Vidi to learn more.

Interview-based documentary on the Swedish actor Keve Hjelm where he discusses his career.

Depicts the explosive relationship between August Strindberg and Siri von Essen in 1889 while Siri is rehearsing a lead role in a play written by Strindberg.

At Sonjas Grill, Bella is sitting around waiting for her boyfriend Gabbe. An old text-message conversation between Gabbe and his ex sheds new light on their relationship.

In the Norwegian mountains, young Ragnhild drifts into daydreams of the fairytale castle Soria Moria when she is supposed to be fetching milk, blurring the line between chores and imagination.

A lot of journeys are never made. Some journeys are made. Some journeys shouldn't have been made. Other journeys should have been made. This journey was made. All across Sweden.

The reclusive and over-analyzing artist Arvid Rikh must find inspiration and overcome his constant disorganized, abstract and self-critical thoughts in order to create a masterpiece for his first major exhibition.

Holly plays basketball at school with her best friend Ramtha. Two boys, Jonny and Daniel, challenge them to a girls against boys game. When Holly and Ramtha is winning, Daniel pulls down Holly’s pants in front of everybody... A clay-animation short film.

Two old men, one old house, and a feud about an outdoor toilet...

Fifteen-year-old Máigon and her best friend Ánne-Sire are living in a small village in the Arctic tundra. It is summertime and the nights are nightless. The naive Máigon is challenged by the more experienced Ánne-Sire to make her sexual debut. Máigon feels the pressure, but she has her own plan, one that takes them on a fateful trip.

Gunilla Bresky’s new film, “I stop time”, is a story from World War II that is unlike anything else. It is based on the Russian war photographer Vladislav Mikosha’s diaries and photographs. He was filming at the front, but he also visited Hollywood during the war and became a star when he showed his pictures from the front. As Mikosha’s Swedish voice in “I stop time” we have Jonas Karlsson. Gunilla Bresky has made several award-winning documentary films about World War II. The most recent, “Night Witches”, is about female Soviet bomber pilots.

Whether they’re performing at an animal rescue center benefit, a church fundraiser, or a shrimp parade, the Calendar Girls give it all they’ve got. And they have a lot to give — impressive makeup; handmade costumes; elaborate dance routines; and, most notably, their unparalleled enthusiasm and sparkling personalities. They are a group of hardworking senior volunteer dancers in Florida, determined to prove that age is just a number.

Emma Lingonkvist, 10, runs with her friend around the apartment buildings and sells charity badges. The doors are opened by friendly and funny customers who make the girls laugh. The encounter in one of the doors, however, is an unexpected and emotionally charged experience for Emma.

Youth criminals Fredriksson and Bergström are taken to the police station on suspicion of robbery and manslaughter. Fredriksson breaks down immediately and he acknowledges his guilt for what he has done. But the police also would like him to admit to something he did not do. Bergström is not possible to crack. He succeeds without difficulty to manipulate his environment and his psychopathic traits becomes even clearer as the hearing progress.

Brothers Bert and Holger are going to sell their parental home as they are both in need of money. Bert's plan is to take the entire sum himself and leave his brother without. Holger's wife, Stina, begins to suspect that something is up, but since Bert has a hold on her, it will be difficult to stop him. While the house has been empty, the neighbors, Våge and his daughter Wilma, have been taking care of the house. And since Våge and Wilma are a bit broke, they have simply sold their house and moved in there, without informing the brothers about this. Bert has brought in a realtor, Jarl, who obeys his every whim. The problem is that Jarl has forgotten the contract, so now his assistant comes there with it, the assistant is also Jarl's twin brother Henry. Now it becomes difficult to know who to trust. To top it all off, the village postman, everyone's dear Dag-Otto Flink, ends up in the middle of the house sale. With him he brings the newly moved Florence who has her own agenda.

Anderssonskans Kalle is the typical 'Söderkis'. It's a boy growing up on Söder in Stockholm and he is very fond of practical jokes. His mother sees him as a good natured boy but his victims, mostly the local policeman and two old crones in the same house, see him as the devil himself.

Dr. Glas is visited by Mrs. Gregorius who lives in an unhappy marriage and decides to help her, by any means necessary.

After a long evening of taking photos, the photographer returns to his darkroom, where he discovers mysterious things in the images.