Applause
When the critically acclaimed, tough and coming of age actress Thea Barfoed ends her rehab, she confronts a hard choice. During her heavy drinking period she divorced and lost custody of her two boys. Now she wants them to be a part of her life again. Christian, her ex husband is quickly softened by her tough manipulative but charming figure and…

Quisling –The Final Days
The new film by Erik Poppe, the filmmaker behind Utøya, 22 July which recounted the tragic events of contemporary Norway’s darkest day, and the large-scale fictional fresco The Emigrants. Once again, Poppe delves into the history of oppression with a distinctive and stylistically refined look. He unfolds an intricate narrative set at the end of…

The Tundra Within Me
The candid debut of Sara Margrethe Oskal, a director who used to be a reindeer herder herself, screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. Sami artist Lena, along with her son, arrive in the snowy landscape of Lapland in northern Norway to get inspiration for her upcoming project on Sami gender issues, and to explore her roots in the…

Faust
In this classic of silent cinema, the demon Mephisto makes a bet with an archangel that a good man's soul can be corrupted. Mephisto sets his sights on the thoughtful old alchemist Faust, who is desperately trying to save his village from a plague. Based on the folk legend and dramatised by Christopher Marlowe and J.W. Goethe, this film tells the…

Eternal
An epic and tender Scandinavian science fiction film which centres on the lineage of scientist Elias, who specialises in climate change. The work is inspiring but gradually consumes him as he starts to prioritise his career over his relationship with aspiring singer Anita, whom he loves dearly. Elias soon embarks on a mission to investigate a…

Madame DuBarry
The story of Madame du Barry, the mistress of Louis XV of France, and her loves in the time of the French revolution. Before Ernst Lubitsch created his eminently sophisticated Hollywood sex comedies, he was at work in Germany perfecting his earliest entries into the genre, alongside sweeping ironic dramas based on historical events and often set…

Cold
A chilling atmosphere in the eerie blue shades of Iceland, a silent past and a criminal case that should have been forgotten long ago. Detective Óðinnse gradually unravels the disturbing facts surrounding the unexplained deaths of two boys. The detective's professional life begins to overlap with his personal, and the case also affects his teenage…

Once Upon a Time in a Forest
This fragile environmental documentary from Finland follows a group of young activists who take on the industrial giants that are systematically destroying the forest and threatening the environment. The beautiful compositions and alternating film formats are elegantly interwoven with rhythmic editing that conveys the serenity and wisdom of nature…

From Hilde, with Love
In Berlin 1942, Hilde is a member of an anti-Nazi group. She falls in love with another member, Hans. The two spend a summer together until they get caught by the Gestapo and Hilde is imprisoned, eight months pregnant. Berlin, 1942: it was the most beautiful summer for Hilde – madly in love with Hans and joyfully pregnant. But amid the passion…

Spies
Fritz Lang’s penultimate silent film, Spione [Spies], is a flawlessly constructed labyrinthine spy thriller. Hugely influential, Lang’s famous passion for meticulous detail combines with masterful story-telling and editing skills to form a relentless tale of intrigue, espionage, and blackmail. An international spy ring, headed by Haghi, uses…
