The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin 2024

8.16

The secret life of a young World of Warcraft gamer is vividly reimagined when his online friends contact his family after his death.

2024

Lust

Lust 2000

4.70

A sister and a brother and the fear of fornication.

2000

Colombia in My Arms

Colombia in My Arms 2022

7.00

After 52 years of armed conflict the FARC guerrillas are about to hand over their arms in exchange for political participation and social inclusion of the poor. Ernesto is one of them. The much celebrated Colombian peace agreement throws Ernesto and the polarised society around him into chaos in which everyone is afraid of the future and their own survival.

2022

Compadre

Compadre 2004

1

A documentary of the complicated friendship between the filmmaker and a poverty-stricken Peruvian family.

2004

The Painter and the Thief

The Painter and the Thief 2020

7.30

When two of artist Barbora Kysilkova’s most valuable paintings are stolen from a gallery at Frogner in Oslo, the police are able to find the thief after a few days, but the paintings are nowhere to be found. Barbora goes to the trial in hopes of finding clues, but instead she ends up asking the thief if she can paint a portrait of him. This will be the start of a very unusual friendship. Over three years, the cinematic documentary follows the incredible story of the artist looking for her stolen paintings, while at the same time turning the thief into art.

2020

Kids Cup

Kids Cup 2021

7.50

Kids Cup is a character driven coming-of-age family film from the world´s largest sports tournament for kids. We dive into a teenage universe and follow 13-14 year olds from different parts of the world, competing at the football tournament, Norway Cup, in Oslo.

2021

Imagining Emanuel

Imagining Emanuel 2011

1

Emanuel's identity is unknown, and his life has been put on hold for eight years. He claims to be from Liberia, but the Norwegian authorities believes he's from Ghana. He can't be returned to a country he's not registered in.

2011

Reunion: Ten Years After the War

Reunion: Ten Years After the War 2011

1

In 1999, Serbian military forces and Albanian guerrillas were fighting in Kosovo. Serbs and Albanians lived separate lives. As their country verged on war, a group of brave students decided to meet their opponents for the first time.

2011

Meet the Censors

Meet the Censors 2020

8.50

From a Kafkaesque office for social media in Germany and on to Sudan, and to conversations with an Iranian Ayatollah, an Indian film censor and critical journalists in China. The Norwegian Håvard Fossum has travelled the world to understand what censorship is, and how censors work, both in theory and in practice.

2020

The Man Who Loved Haugesund

The Man Who Loved Haugesund 2003

7.70

The story about the poor Polish Moritz Rabinowitz who fell in love with the town of Haugesund, Norway, and became a wealthy clothes salesman, and was deported by the Nazi regime when they took control over Norway.

2003

Fat Front

Fat Front 2019

6.00

The four young Scandinavian women Helene, Marte, Pauline and Wilde are all fat, and they’re not ashamed of it. They are part of a growing fat-activism movement that supports fat women and fights for body positivity and inclusivity. The message is that you’re beautiful just as you are. The women connect and support one another at group activities and outings.

2019

Human

Human 2009

1

The documentary film HUMAN study what’s human – out of context. Without familiar purposes and surroundings, the film plays our labeling instinct against the factual meeting with another person. How close can we get to another human before it gets inhuman, – or maybe too human?

2009

Salt

Salt 2014

6.00

When you shatter your fantasies the pain may be crippling or trans formative. You will want to go back to the fantasies because you will never be sure whether you have really broken free.

2014

Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface 2022

1

In 2014, following a tip-off, a group of journalists exposed a troubled history for indigenous Sámi women, men and children. It revealed generations of negligence, abuse and suffering, supported by a mass of evidence and previously unseen archival footage. As the case goes to court, the community remains defiant against a judicial system whose attitudes highlight fissures in the purported equal treatment of all citizens. The community’s battle aims to break a vicious cycle of racism and to achieve meaningful lasting change for future generations.

2022

The Accidental Rockstar

The Accidental Rockstar 2015

7.50

Helge was lured away from his studies at the teacher training college and drawn into the magical world of Kaizers Orchestra because he was the only one in class who could play the harmonium and accordion. He never dreamed of being a rock star, nor even really liked rock music - but he has lived the rock-n-roll life ever since.

2015

The Secret Club

The Secret Club 2003

1.00

In 1948, a secret club was established in Norway when homosexuality was a criminal offence. Although curtains were always drawn and new members were put through a screening process, this rare sanctuary provided a safe space for meeting and dancing at a time when being outed meant social ruin. With humour and a touch of sadness, some of the survivors of those days share their joyous stories of love, lust and politics.

2003

The Future of Iraq

The Future of Iraq 2018

1

One of six children today live in a war zone. This is a meeting with three of them, where they in simple terms describe their experiences of war and daily life. The film is set in Iraq, but could be set anywhere in the world.

2018

To somre, èn vinter

To somre, èn vinter 2017

1

A story of an incredible girl and her cancer battle. She was just 26 when she died. Diagnosis falls on her like a lightning from the sky just 7 weeks after she starts an exciting life in NYC. She is the precursor of the #sjekkdeg (checkyourself) campaign that has saved hundreds of women from cancer

2017

The White Nigger

The White Nigger 2011

9.00

A documentary about renowned Norwegian author Ingvar Ambjørnsen. Being one of Norways most-read modern authors, and having written over 30 books of which seven have been made into movies, he visits old places that mean something to him. From his childhood to his older life, many stations in his life are called to and he shares some of his thoughts about them with the audience.

2011

Punishment

Punishment 2024

1

A soul-searching portrait of four inmates in a Norwegian prison.

2024