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Browse 31 movies from Mikrofilm
A dark comedy about humankind’s desire to love and to be loved. Centred around neediness, intimacy and romance. Told through a series of loosely connected, tender and absurd scenes, the film follows people who are searching for closeness and acceptance. In a world that preaches self-control, the film explores the sides we try to hide, such as feeling needy and pathetic. The stories overlap and reappear, gradually forming a portrait of collective longing.
Jun 2026
10 million euros go missing and the prime suspect is forced to flee and ends up in the city dump. In the search for the truth, two heads clash – but what price friendship?
Mar 2026
When 17-year-old Anna Lorentz returns to Narvik in 1940 with her older sisters and brother, they find their town destroyed. They recover the family home, and survive the years that follow by running a hair salon. All this time, Anna nurtures her own dream.
Oct 2021
August 6th 1945 a new sun rose over Hiroshima. Time froze as the atomic bomb Little Boy detonated.
Jun 2018
Contemporary tale of young forbidden love, inspired by Norwegian folklore and medieval gore. Set in Norway during The Black Death, the film turns on the pious noble girl Astrid (18) who falls in love with the pagan outlaw Eilev (18), whose blood is believed to hold a cure for the deadly disease. When Eilev is captured, Astrid faces a devastating dilemma: lose him or become the monster she fears most - Pesta - the plague itself.
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Short film based on norwegian writer Jan Erik Vold's concrete poem with the same name, from Kykelipi (1969).
Apr 2025
Time of Plenty is an essayistic documentary about man-made climate change, Easter Island, and our place in the universe. Written and directed by Robin Jensen Narrated by Renate Reinsve Produced by Mikrofilm AS
May 2026
A marathonrace takes place in Lappland during the cold beutiful winter.
Jan 2015
A meteor shower occurs when Earth collides with particles and small stones from space. The dust grains in the Leonid meteor shower burn up as they enter the Earth's atmosphere at a speed of 250,000 kilometers per hour. This is what we call shooting stars. Every 33 years, there is a chance that a meteor shower will cause at least 1,000 star shots per hour.
Jan 2004
Two construction workers have a serious conversation about life.
Sep 2008
Short animated film by Kristian Pedersen
Sep 2021
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.
Apr 2018
Three rebellious teenage daughters, a restless mother, a father struggling with potatoes, and maybe some elephants, find themselves in Nairobi. What could possibly go wrong?
Jun 2024
Five-year-old Mathilde will soon have guests, and her father asks her to clean his toy cars. But Mathilde would rather have a car race on the living room floor with her imaginary friends Morning Bird and Marmot.
Aug 2024
Two rabbits playing. One is running. The other falls.
Jan 2002
The orphan Jonna is longing for a mother. One day, an old car stops outside the orphanage and out steps a gorilla that picks Jonna for adoption. It soon becomes clear that they have more things in common than they initially thought. When they start becoming a family, Tord from the local authorities shows up and threatens to send Jonna back to the orphanage.
Apr 2021
It's summer and the rain is pouring down. Mathilde feeling bored, wishing it was winter and snow. Then she could go on winter holiday right away. Mathildes imaginary friends Morningbird and Murmelton are small enough to go on winter holiday in the freezer and an big adventure awaits them all.
Aug 2014
Henry Mafaye (10) lives alone with his father after Henrys mother left them when Henry was young. The two are doing okay as long as Henry doesn't talk about his mother. If he mentions her name, violent winds arise and crush everything around him to splinters. Henry's mother is a shattering geist. A shattering geist afflicts those who loved the person the most and can destroy an entire house. No one really knows why the geists appear, but they are related to things that cannot be spoken about. Henry's dad believes they should keep calm and carry on, but after a terrible accident at school, Henry understands it is time to figure out how to deal with shattering geists.
Is there really such a thing as coincidence? R. is scouring bookstore after bookstore in search of a remarkable book that he yearns to read. He finally finds it in the most unexpected way. A playful and offbeat reflection on the surprising moments where you get the feeling that everything is somehow connected. Based on a short story by Paul Auster.
Feb 2015
In a ragged kitchen, a towel sees the dishsoap get used to death.
Jan 1995