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A sailor returns home to Denmark for a single night and tries to track down his lost love whom he left many years ago.
Apr 2014
Lucas is a young man who dreams of going to Brazil and starting his life a new. His troublemaker friend Robert persuades him to go see a girl named Karina. Karina has a plan of how they can make their dreams come true. It involves a robbery at an old lady's apartment. Lucas soon falls deeply in love with Karina much to the dismay of Robert, but there is something she hasn't mentioned which will have terrible consequences for all three of them.
Apr 2013
Katrine, a high school student, has a very special date planned. Tonight she will meet with her brother for the first time since their early childhood. Her expectations are high and she hopes to connect with her brother to fill the gap that the separation has cost. But what if there is no connection? During the course of one evening and night, they try to bridge the years.
May 2019
By living his entire life fearing the prejudice of others, Aksel inadvertently made himself the source of true bias. Now, the real victims of prejudice will be revealed, as his secret is laid out for the world to see.
Sep 2016
A troubled "twunk" ventures down a destructive path, searching for a solution to his problems and a way to ensure his sister's continued support.
Oct 2016
Sep 2019
Johanna (12) is babysitting her younger sister, Marion (8), as their mother, Susanna (40) is throwing a garden party for her neighbors and friends. A man at the party notices Johanna, and with sexual confusion, she takes advantage of his interest.
Dec 2011
When Jonas discovers that his new classmate, Ida, is surprisingly hardcore, he invites her to the forest to take hallucinogenic mushrooms in an attempt to impress her. But despite his good intentions and his father's old mushroom book under his arm, he may not have thought the situation through completely.
Sep 2018
Soufian is the former Thai boxing world champion and he still enjoys some respect on the street. But ever since his father died, he has been unable to motivate himself. Now he works at a welder’s workshop and makes sure his mom and little brother Elias are fed and clothed. Times are changing and there is new blood on the street. And Soufian can’t rest on past glories.
Aug 2019
Apr 2017
A depressed son and his militant father go through a psychological and physical journey in an extreme attempt to save the son from his suicidal tendencies.
Mar 2013
13-year-old Karl and Thomas have been childhood friends but are now drifting apart. Thomas likes Katzy and Katzy likes Karl. The boys have stolen 30,000 kroner because Thomas wants to impress Katzy with an unforgettable party.
May 2013
Mar 2015
Nora lives a perfect life in her perfect home with her perfect husband Helmer. But inside, something feels completely wrong. A nagging doubt has begun to haunt her. Unable to recognize herself, she has begun to long for something she does not know what is. The film is a modern paraphrase of Henrik Ibsen's classic story about Nora and Helmer – a story that, in light of our modern performance-oriented society, has taken on new meaning.
Mie and Thomas are expecting a baby and are on their way to a family celebration in Svendborg, where they plan to share the news. They have three passengers joining them on the cross-country trip. Along the way, it turns out that Thomas knows one of the passengers, but he doesn't mention this at first. This makes Mie suspicious – putting everyone in the car at risk.
Jun 2018
Christian and Malene are lovers. Although they are both only in their mid 20s, they have been a couple for a long time since they got together as teenagers. They have reached a point in life where a new phase has begun: adulthood. The pressure from their surroundings is starting to create doubt in both of them, and the question is whether they should be together at all.
During happier times, Andreas and the dominant ex-girlfriend Josefine acquired a joint bunny, which they now split between them in a divorce-like alternate scheme of shared custody. Josefine desperately tries to get Andreas back and constantly uses the bunny as an excuse to control his life - but can Josefine continue to use the cute bunny as leverage when a new woman suddenly comes into Andreas's life?
Nov 2019
Feb 2014
In occupied Denmark, Erik lives with his father Jens and their dog Pelle on a remote farm. Here, they try to maintain a normal life and keep a low profile from the Germans in the area. One day, Pelle runs down to a German checkpoint, and the soldiers take the dog with them. Erik decides to take matters into his own hands.