Open Grave 2013
A man awakes-- without memory -- in a pit full of bodies and must figure out if the people who rescued him are the killers, or if he is the murderer.
A man awakes-- without memory -- in a pit full of bodies and must figure out if the people who rescued him are the killers, or if he is the murderer.
With Olin's 85-year-old father as guide, we experience Norway's most adventurous valley, Oldedalen in Nordfjord. He grew up here, and here generations before him have lived in balance with nature.
A drug addict becomes a mother and has to deal with responsibility and self-respect.
Angelo gets handcuffed to the bed by Alba who won't let him go. A womanizer rediscovers fear, doubts and desire.
After a series of ever more daring raids on laboratories and farms to rescue what they believe are mistreated animals, a radical commune of animal liberationists find themselves under a vicious attack by the very groups they had expected the least trouble from: other (more moderate) animal liberation groups. At the instigation of these more moderate groups, the only rich boy in the group is arrested, and he becomes subject to a smear campaign which has him bedding all the women in the group - a particularly damaging libel, because one of the girls is underage. This is the first film to be directed by Thomas Robsahm, the Norwegian son of the great Italian actor, Ugo Tognazzi (now deceased)
The documentary is a portrait of an artist and a portrait of a deadly disease. Lene Marie Fossen was a gifted photographer who suffered from severe anorexia. Self Portrait is a film about the power of art and survival, but it also raises important questions about what treatment one who suffers from severe anorexia needs.
A short documentary about a filmmaker's life and her relationship with her body.
This documentary follows a group of children in a rural kindergarten for a year, portraying a genuine learning process in the midst of nature.
A story from the wilderness, where conditions of survival challenge the rules of modern society, Wolf is a contemporary drama set in northern Scandinavia. Klemens (Peter Stormare) and Nejla (Robin Lundberg) own a small herd of reindeer. Klemens lives in tune with nature and according to the rhythm dictated by his work. His young nephew, Nejla admires him and wants to follow in his footsteps. But neither his mother nor society will allow that to happen. The herd is attacked and they react without regard for the law. A well aimed stroke of the axe puts relationships to the test. What are the consequences and who will take the blame?
In 2009 the Norwegian government introduced several measures to restrict immigration. One of the measures was to provide unaccompanied asylum seeking children temporary residence permits. They should be returned to their country of origin when they turn 18. In Norway child welfare custody of their children without close caregivers. This does not apply to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children between 15 and 18 years.
Erlend and Alexander became friends in eighth grade. Now they are 34-year-old and still friends.
The movie follows students at Hauketo Continuation School the last months before the exams.
There's 27 million slaves in the world today. We find them in the sex industry, as child soldiers, as unpaid housekeepers and in production and as shop workers. We have all a responsibility for this.
There are people in the basement of Ila prison and administrative detention center with serious mental sicknesses isloated from the other prisoners and the world. They don't get psychiatric treatment and become more sick and dangerous.
A portrait of Norway's best football player, Erik "Myggen" Mykland.
We follow the workers at the end station of society. Their job is to take care of slaughterhouse waste.
A feelgood documentary about two friends of 90 years who have known each other since they were five. A nice story about being much older on the outside than the inside.
Kåre has a bank on wheels. He lives for the Bank bus and its customers, but soon it is over. A story of human presence in stark contrast to efficiency and profit.
Berta and Eiliv of over 80 years have been married for over 50 years and invite us into their lives and tell about their long life together.