Der kommer en dag (2016)
drama
At the Orphanage Godhavn violence and humiliations plays a part of the everyday life. Based on real stories from Godhavn, where lots of boys were victims of violent and sexual abuse and medical experiments.
3 ting (2017)
drama, thriller
Before entering the witness protection program, bank robber Mikael demands 3 things from the police. 3 things that cast a whole new light on the robbery he and his partners have been jailed for.
Aminas breve (2017)
drama
Janus, who has just been discharged from a psychiatric ward, is armed with a single mission. He must find Amina, his friend from high school - no matter the cost.
Darling (2017)
drama
Darling is a world-famous Danish ballerina. After a long absence, she and her husband Frans return to the Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen to perform the classic ballet "Giselle".
De sidste maend i Aleppo (2017)
documentary
After five years of war in Syria, Aleppo's remaining residents prepare themselves for a siege. Khalid, Subhi and Mahmoud, founding members of The White Helmets, have remained in the city to help.
Underverden (2017)
action, drama, crime
A successful doctor who loses his little brother in a gang-related assault gives up his privileged life to become a masked warrior and avenge his brother's death.
Fuglene over sundet (2016)
drama
Fuglene Over Sundet is the gripping tale of the Danish Jews' escape to Sweden in October 1943.
Mesteren (2017)
drama
Simon is the king of the Danish art scene - eccentric, successful, wealthy, with a beautiful wife and a young mistress. Life is beautiful, until the day his unknown son Casper turns up and attracts all the attention.
Danish Wave. 9th Danish Film Festival
Denmark is doing just fine, both in terms of its living standards and its cinema. Or so it would seem; a fairy-tale land, no less. And yet progressive filmmakers set out to look for Denmark’s dark sides and fearlessly go straight to the heart of that darkness. They cross borders and risk their lives shooting in real-life hotspots. They use the magic mirror of cinema to journey to various dark corners of Denmark’s past.
Every one of the 7 films of this year’s Danish Wave program cuts deep. Passionate retro of Der kommer en dag and chamber thriller of 3 Ting, World War II drama of Fugleve over sundet and unflinchingly modern documentary De sidste maend i Aleppo about the Syrian tragedy, brutal action of Underverden and twitchy psychological journey of Aminas breve. Even the ironic family story of Mesteren inevitably turns hot-blooded drama. These films clearly show that indifference would be the last thing anyone would ever suspect the Danish of. To remain indifferent to these stories is mission impossible.
