The Shamer's daughter, Dina, has unwillingly inherited her mother's supernatural ability. She can look straight into the soul of other people, making them feel ashamed of themselves. When ... See full summary »
In the early morning of April 9th 1940 the Danish army is alerted. The Germans have crossed the border; Denmark is at war against Europe's strongest army. In Southern Jutland Danish bicycle... See full summary »
Director:
Roni Ezra
Stars:
Lars Mikkelsen,
Pilou Asbæk,
Gustav Dyekjær Giese
Men and Chicken is a black comedy about two outcast brothers, who by getting to know their unknown family also discover a horrible truth about themselves and their relatives.
Director:
Anders Thomas Jensen
Stars:
David Dencik,
Mads Mikkelsen,
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
1962. A young generation rebels against the Establishment. Peace activist Eik Skaløe meets Iben and falls head over heels in love, but Iben refuses to commit herself to one man only. ... See full summary »
Director:
Ole Christian Madsen
Stars:
Thure Lindhardt,
Ola Rapace,
Julia Ragnarsson
How far would decent human beings be willing to go, when tragedy blurs the line between just and unjust? With "A Second Chance", Susanne Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen have crafted another ... See full summary »
Good-hearted mechanic Herluf is test-driving a car, but forgets the way back to the garage, and has to ask for directions. At a party, he forgets the words to his favorite song. And one day, he disappears.
Director:
Erik Clausen
Stars:
Bodil Jørgensen,
Erik Clausen,
Lærke Winther Andersen
Long Story Short is the story of Ellen and her friends, all in their late thirties/early forties, and their more or less self-inflicted complications of love and longing for romantic ... See full summary »
Director:
May el-Toukhy
Stars:
Jens Albinus,
Norma Omega Mengers Andersen,
Leonard Georg Antonakakis
After finding out that her husband cheated on her, Lise and her two daughters Ditte and Sigrid decides to go on vacation to Malta. The two sisters are very different and tries to cheer the ... See full summary »
Director:
Hella Joof
Stars:
Mikael Birkkjær,
Rasmus Bjerg,
Carsten Bjørnlund
Two decades after forging an unlikely alliance in Pol Pot's Cambodia, a French ethnologist and a former Khmer Rouge official meet again after the latter is arrested for crimes against humanity.
JOHANNES lives together with his father, the middle-aged widower ULRIK in a small fishing town in the northern part of Denmark. They live a quiet routine life, each minding their separate ... See full summary »
Director:
Frederikke Aspöck
Stars:
Jens Albinus,
Lise Baastrup,
Mercedes Cabral
The Shamer's daughter, Dina, has unwillingly inherited her mother's supernatural ability. She can look straight into the soul of other people, making them feel ashamed of themselves. When the sole heir to the throne is wrongfully accused of the horrible murders of his family, Dina's mother is lured to Dunark under false pretenses to make him confess. Neglecting to use her ability for the wrong purposes, she is taken prisoner. It is now up to Dina to uncover the truth of the murders, but soon she finds herself whirled into a dangerous power struggle with her own life at risk. In a semi realistic medieval fantasy world with Dragons and Witchcraft, Dina and her family are thrown into the adventure of a lifetime in order to put the rightful heir to the Kingdom of Dunark on the Throne. Written by
Nepenthe Film
Awesome for kids - but if you are 12+ you will feel like you are reading a children's book, which isn't the case with the actual book.
As a reader of the books, and so a fan of the series, I went and saw the film with high expectations, and hoping for a sense of ''breathtaking''. This was, however, unfortunately not what happened. In my opinion, the acting and setup seems like a theater from public school 5th grade. Of course it's child actors who play the more significant roles. But if you can't find children with skills, one should simply make the characters a few years older.
But fortunately there are the skilled and seasoned adult actors, or are there? These tanned actors work equally as if they were extras in a school play. The animations and props were good, and it certainly does not resemble a B-movie. But I hope that a film company with a somewhat higher budget, sees the potential of the extraordinary storyline and therefore makes a re-make of it.
If you have not read the books, I think that the film may be a bit confusing and seem shallow, with a bad plot.
Looking forward to ''Skammertegnet'' - if this were to be produced of course.
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Awesome for kids - but if you are 12+ you will feel like you are reading a children's book, which isn't the case with the actual book.
As a reader of the books, and so a fan of the series, I went and saw the film with high expectations, and hoping for a sense of ''breathtaking''. This was, however, unfortunately not what happened. In my opinion, the acting and setup seems like a theater from public school 5th grade. Of course it's child actors who play the more significant roles. But if you can't find children with skills, one should simply make the characters a few years older.
But fortunately there are the skilled and seasoned adult actors, or are there? These tanned actors work equally as if they were extras in a school play. The animations and props were good, and it certainly does not resemble a B-movie. But I hope that a film company with a somewhat higher budget, sees the potential of the extraordinary storyline and therefore makes a re-make of it.
If you have not read the books, I think that the film may be a bit confusing and seem shallow, with a bad plot.
Looking forward to ''Skammertegnet'' - if this were to be produced of course.