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The Clearing is the story of amphetamine abuser Kia and her struggle for a decent existence.

A film about the youth prison in Uppsala, which focuses on one intern's alienation and anxiety.

At Vallarna, 15 years were celebrated with a real bush detective story by Krister Classon. The performance, with our biggest audience favorites, broke all previous audience records. On stage, in addition to the immensely popular postman, Jojje Jönsson's "Dag-Otto Flinck", we also see Siw Carlsson, Ewa Roos, Mikael Riesebeck, Jan Holmquist, Anna Hallgren, Gösta Janson and Maria Mälson Nystedt. Don't miss the funniest experience of the year and a rare laugh-filled detective story at "Pensionat Solrosen".

Short film dealing with the monstrous character "Brown Jenkin" from H.P. Lovecraft's story "The Dreams in the Witch House".

The horrors of the Holocaust and the loss of both mother and father has given Hédi Fried (1924-2022) a worry that cannot be calmed. She harbors hope for the future and a strong and stubborn belief that something like this will never happen again. Hédi Fried was a Swedish-Romanian author and psychologist. A Holocaust survivor, she passed through Auschwitz as well as Bergen-Belsen, coming to Sweden in July 1945 with the boat M/S Rönnskär.

Comedian Christoffer Nyqvist was seventeen when he started stand-up and has developed his very specific style over the years. He has been praised for his smart and subtle humor and has gained a large audience on stages and screens around the country. "For all intents and purposes" is his first solo performance. Recorded at Södra Teatern in Stockholm December 2024.

A montage of the life of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, set to a song by Charles Manson

The divorce lawyer Vinner manages the house, and his wife manages the law firm.

On the comic tragedy of loneliness, based on the short story "Blumfeld, an elderly bachelor" by Franz Kafka.

Gabriel is gay and his family doesn't accept him. Johannes suffers from ADHD and also feels lonely. Their desire to be accepted and the search for inner freedom and security leads them to different paths and places. The thoughts of Gabriel fly high over the city with questions about loneliness and fate.

Everyone in kindergarten has lost a tooth. Except for Elsa, who is the only one in the world who hasn't lost one. Until one day when it finally gets loose.

It's a glowing late summer day. Karin and Mirjam are playing horse. Daddy stopped talking long ago. Mommy has a serious problem with body hair. Really serious. The Horse Man cometh, and things are about to change.

A private investigator is invited to come to an address. He realizes that it is a trap and take some precautions before going there. Once in place, he is overpowered and tied to a chair with a time bomb.

A one man show based on Hjalmar Söderberg's book about Doctor Glas and his dilemma with his patient.

An introduction to the different types of competitions you can enter with your horse and what you should consider before choosing one.

A male director is making a film about the annoying, dominant whiteness of cultural space. But what words do they really use? When two of the women in the team question how they figure themselves, they need a break.

Newsreel covering the military operation on the Swedish west coast in September 1907, where both the army and the marine participated.

In a small village there are two doctors - one professional and one quack. Dr. Bergman has to see the number of his patients dwindle, as they seem to prefer the traditional medication of the quack doctor, Rasmus Thomsen. Rasmus' son Erik graduates from medical school and returns to the village. While Rasmus and Dr. Bergman become enemies, Erik falls in love with Dr. Bergman's daughter Birgit.

Bernt comes to a small town to rob the bank. But behind the counter stands his old friends Hjalmar, and he has to pretend it was all a joke. Hjalmar asks him to spend the night at his home. He meets Ellen, now Hjalmar's wife. Bernt is still attracted to her and it was only a coincidence that it was Hjalmar who married her and not Bernt. When Hjalmar goes on a business trip, Bernt stays with Ellen.

The youngest princess is the king's darling daughter. One day she wants to have the three singing leaves. The king intend to make it happen. The leaves are owned by Prince Hatt under jorden.

The year is 1955. A valuable painting has been stolen and Dagmar is in hospital. Things are certainly not starting well for Våge this summer. Pensionat Solhöjden is fully booked and now one of the guests is suspected of having stolen a priceless treasure from the host couple. The only question now is who? Could it be Count Hökenhjelm? Because he is surely hiding something. Or his wife, the Countess? Incidentally, she seems to have something in common with Ludvig, the tramp who is going to chop up the woodpile and is temporarily living in the barn. Ester also lives at the guesthouse, who not only eats nettles but seems to have something else lurking in her binoculars. Norwegian Grete is back as the housekeeper at the guesthouse, but what has she done? And why is Inspector Grip so incredibly happy to see her. Calm down, just calm down. Everything will be alright with Dag-Otto's help...or will it?

Aspudden is one of Stockholm's oldest suburbs, conceived as a model area for workers at the beginning of the last century. The Aspudden was threatened with demolition. An action group had been formed to preserve what was now neglected.

Count Cronschöld is visited by his friend the historian Paul Linder, who wants to vist the castle ruin which is situated close to the count's mansion. During their excursion, the count spots a family of gypsies which is camping on his territory.

Hans Christian Andersen, from early age, regards himself as being different. Soon he discovers he has a shadow which takes over and behaves differently from it's master?

The Fairest Island is in fact named "Grönsö" and located in the Swedish southeast archipelago. It contains a piece of unique Swedish countryside, a meadow still listening to the sea and beautiful flowers in fairytale splendor. In the story we follow Pelle Gräslund in his quest to turn over the meadow care for his children and grandchildren.

A woman enjoys swimming because she feels a lot lighter in the water.

Four middle-aged men meet at a coffee shop. Suddenly they realize that they have known each other since their youth and that the coffee shop is the confectionary they always went to. The memories and nostalgia become so great that they are transported back to the 60s and the coffee shop once again becomes Hagman's confectionery.

Two friends, Björn and Hampus, decide to move in together. If one ignores the fact that the two men are completely different, theirs is a close relationship. Being in love with your best friend and, in spite of this, or because of it, arguing to the point where it becomes unbearable.

The Swedish throwback band The Boppers play a farewell gig in Piteå, Sweden.

A film for everyone who wants to find love. A romantic drama about Ben who wants his last day in Gothenburg to be unforgettable.

Maria, a young Russian student, is loved by Viktor Sabline, a Russian scientist. They marry and immediately afterwards, the World War breaks out and Viktor is drafted as lieutenant.

The third and final part of a trilogy based on Arctic creation myths. The film is a multifaceted tissue weave of myths and traditions reflected in the symbiosis between reindeer, human and landscape.

When a trio of friends goes searching for survivors after encountering a wrecked car on the side of the road, they soon find themselves struggling for survival, as they become lost in the woods and take refuge at a deserted house.

An itinerant sailor meets a beautiful girl on the road and takes a job with her father, the Skipper of an Arctic sealer. He must prove himself stronger than his rival among the glaciers and ice floes.

The miserable and lazy farmer Nils-Erik likes it that his wife Matilda rules and dictates, but cannot come to terms with the fact that she constantly falls for the flattery of their neighbor Valdemar. Their son Lennart has inherited the mother's touchiness and the father's laziness and feels like a failure. Then Nils-Erik gets an idea! But is it wise to involve the local postman Dag-Otto in his plans?

Dr. Ernst Botman, a UNESCO nutrition specialist is sent to the islands of French Polynesia to investigate suspected cases of starvation. His family, including his wife, elderly mother and teenages Villervalle and Lenalisa, insists on coming along. Thus, they embark on the adventure of a lifetime. Feature film cut of the 1963 TV series of the same name.

Daniel is going to a party. When he rings the doorbell, he is asked to borrow sugar from the neighbor. However, it doesn't turn out to be simple, as everyone seems to mistake him for someone else. And speaking up isn't always the easiest thing to do.

John is the skipper of the Albertina which is moored in Mariehamn. Nearby is luxury yacht Sea Star, where Ann-Mari boards. She begins to take an interest in John and makes sure to come aboard the Albertina to meet him.

It's Walpurgis Night in Uppsala. The students sing the Student Song, put on their white caps, cheer and have drinks.

Nabil invites Ziba's friend Alice home for dinner because he suspects something is going on between them. The realization crushes them both.

In the course of a year, Yahya loses three brothers. To survive the sorrow he has built a hut in the forest. There he can live out his fantasies and meet them again. Yahya gets one last chance to talk to them, touch them, capture them, carry them and be carried by them.

Three newly drafted recruits arrives to the I17 regiment to do their military service.

The Old Town of Stockholm has been threatened many times. The worst was when, in 1959, a large motorway was pulled through the heart of the city, a sword cut that split the Old Town in two. The Riddarholm church, where the Swedish regents are buried, is trapped by the traffic that roars forward a few meters away. Who in France would come up with the idea of building a motorway next to Nôtre Dame?

Little Anna and Tall Uncle are going to watch a movie. She wants to see her five favorite movies with the ghost Laban and his friends. Tall Uncle is afraid of ghosts and doesn't dare to watch the movies even though Little Anna says they aren't scary. Tall Uncle finally understands that the movies aren't scary and then dares to go see them.

A group of people with burnout symptoms are treated with forest bathing. When it's time to head back home, a strange situation arises. One of the participants doesn’t want to go home. But are you allowed to stay where you feel good?

Images from Sundsvall and Mariefred.

Dijo is an eleven-year-old orphaned refugee from the country of Congo. One day a police officer arrives at his school. He is investigating a murder. Dijo is identified as witness to the crime.

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Tailor Vipperup in Ebberöd has problems with liquidity: customers are bad at paying for his services while his own creditors are all the more intrusive. His consolation in life consists of his daughter Ellen and the faithful companion Tadeus. However, the repulsive trader Klemmensen, the town's richest man and most ruthless usurer, casts more and more lustful glances at Ellen.

Dolly Holm work as a waitress, but her big dream is to stand on stage and act.

A young Countess meets a young Count and they share a common interest in fast cars.

In 2056, a scientist will receive the risky task of resuming the excavations of the Meyeratelies in 2056.

Calle Parking has invented a car that can be folded to the size of a suitcase. To remedy the parking problems in Stockholm. Presenting his idea to the authorities causes a conflict of interest.

När dä va då! is the first film featuring the comedy duo Stefan & Krister, recorded in 1989. The film consists of a compilation of sketches and the duo's usual performances on stage in front of an audience, featuring their songs and discussions. Directed by Anders Wällhed, who later formed the company Buskafilm together with Stefan and Krister.