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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
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
The young Samir accompanies the politician Stefan to a hotel room. Samir is in love and has set everything aside to be able to go with Stefan, as they had planned. But under the surface lies a big misunderstanding, and outside in the rain a journalist is waiting for the next big headline.
Aug 2018
Mattis feels rejected by his dad and seeks attention from his male dancing teacher. But this night, something is different. Mattis induces a power struggle and when the dancing teacher desperately tries to set boundaries, they both loose control.
Oct 2014
Apr 2017
Ten year old Benjamin and his mother live on an isolated farm under the violent reign of his father. Mother takes the beating and tries to cover up to keep things normal. But when Benjamin one day witnesses this beating, his suspicions are turned into facts. Benjamin wants his father to apologize to his mother for hitting her. Benjamin naively believes that things can be set straight with words alone. When Benjamin worsens the situation by taking his father's puppy as a hostage things escalate to a point where his mother has to step up and do what she should have done a long time ago.
Sep 2009
After several years together, William and Cecilie break up. To treat the sorrow with love the same night they decide to do the drug MDMA together. This results in a emotional roller coaster ride over a whole weekend, where they're isolated together in their apartment.
Mar 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
Elliot and Mads have been in a long distance relationship while Mads has been away in America. Elliot is excited and nervous about Mads’ return as he harbours a secret, which affects him deeply and which he doesn’t know how to deal with or whether he is able to let Mads into the darkness that afflicts him. A powerful drama which dives deep into its characters and affects you long after the film is over.
Nov 2022
A Dane, a Norwegian and a Swede on a deserted island. A young and insecure woman with a speaking disorder crosses the sea in an attempt to persuade and win back the man who broke her heart, despite the fact that he is hiding away on the island with a new and beautiful lover.
Sep 2015
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
25-year-old Vera gets help from her ex-boyfriend moving a sofa from their old home to her new one. On the way, she finds out that he's seeing someone else. The jealousy makes her doubt her decision and Vera makes a desperate attempt to win him back.
Jan 2016
May 2014
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.
Apr 2013
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
Jul 2018
Nov 2013
Mar 2015
Amna is plagued by sleep paralysis and has difficulty concentrating. She lives with her family, who are orthodox Muslims, but are themselves in doubt about their faith. She takes off her veil when she is at the University of Odense, while she and her mother in the mosque follow the family's religious traditions.
Sep 2020
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