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RIDERS OF JUSTICE (2020)

Certification15 Our Rating

Markus goes home to his teenage daughter, Mathilde, when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. It seems like an accident until a mathematics geek, who was also a fellow passenger on the train, and his two colleagues show up.

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A HIJACKING (2012)

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The cargo ship MV Rozen is heading for harbour when it is hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. Amongst the men on board are the ship's cook Mikkel and the engineer Jan who along with the rest of the seamen are taken hostage in a cynical game of life and death. With the demand for a ransom of millions of dollars a psychological drama unfolds between the CEO of the shipping company and the Somali pirates. An excellen find out more...

A ROYAL AFFAIR (2012)

Certification15 Our Rating

Based on the true story of Caroline Mathilda, the English princess who married King Christian VII of Denmark in the early 1770s.
Keen to be a dutiful wife and Queen, Caroline's hopes are soon dashed when she discovers the King's true madness. Turning away from her husband she finds herself in the arms of the King's physician, a radical libertarian, with whom she embarks upon a passionate affair that will bring the king find out more...

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ABOVE THE STREET BELOW THE WATER (2009)

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Ask is married to Anne, and they have everything you could ever want. Good careers, lovely children, an apartment in a fashionable area of Denmark, and each other. Everything appears to be just as it should be in a modern family faced with juggling work schedules, child rearing, and not least of all love. But one morning, Anne learns that Ask wants to take a break. Why? Is he seeing another woman? It's a choice that affects everybody around them. Above the Street Below the Water is a film abo find out more...

AFTER THE WEDDING (2006)

Certification12 Our Rating

Jacob Peterson is devoted to the small Indian orphanage that he runs, but cash flow problems force him to return to Denmark where, despite his bullish nature, he receives a very generous funding offer from a wealthy businessman. Frustratingly for Jacob the money has stipulations, one of which is to attend a wedding, an event which propels him back into a past he thought long forgotten. 'After The Wedding' is a stunning drama that builds and maintains more tension than most thrillers; characters find out more...

ALLEGRO (2005)

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Zetterstr�m is a solitary lad whose consoling love of music leads to a somewhat perfectionist determination to make it as a concert pianist. This he succeeds in, but so accustomed is the adult Zetterstr�m to feeling lonely that he's barely able to accept the affection bestowed on him by the beautiful Andrea. A decade later and, with Andrea apparently forgotten, Zetterstrom is drawn back to his past and a mysterious place known only as �The Zone'. Christoffer Boe's �Reconstruction' was a visually find out more...

ANOTHER ROUND (2020)

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There is a theory that man is born with half a per mille too little. That alcohol in the blood opens the mind to the outside world, problems seem smaller and creativity increases. We know it well; after the first glass of wine, the conversation lifts, the possibilities open up. Martin is a high school teacher. He feels old and tired. His students and their parents want him terminated to increase their average. Encouraged by the per mille theory, Martin and his three colleagues throw themselve find out more...

ARCTIC (2018)

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I went to see Arctic for only one reason: Mads Mikkelsen. I could be called a fangirl, to be honest, I don't mind. He has an incredible skill and even better personality (or at least "public personality"). He is humble and gives his whole heart to each project he participates in. No matter if it's a small film by an unknown director or a huge blockbuster from Marvel or Star Wars franchise. And when you hear him talking about it, the perception changes completely. I u find out more...

ARMADILLO (2010)

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Award-winning film director Janus Metz arrives in Afghanistan with a group of young soldiers on their first tour of duty. Stationed on the Helmand frontline in Camp Armadillo the platoon fights increasingly fierce battles with an enemy that is nearby but rarely seen. Metz captures life on the frontline with an uncompromising and intense vision, bearing witness to the realities of the combat zone. find out more...

BLEEDER (1999)

Certification18 Our Rating

From the director of 'Pusher' this is another darkly violent look at societies less acceptable habits. Full of self loathing Leo increasingly takes his hate out on his wife, the level of brutality escalating to a point of no-return. Leo's slide into the irredeemable unleashes the wrath of his wife's brother, who wants violent revenge. A grim viscous tale, compellingly performed with an acute eye for the predicament and fine camera work find out more...

BORGEN SEASON 2 (2012)

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BORGEN: DISC 1 (2010)

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Borgen is a drama sensation from the producers of the acclaimed series The Killing. Following the intricate and complicated lives of politicians, media spinners and the reporters who feed off their triumphs and failures, Borgen uncovers a world of political and personal intrigue. The setting is Borgen, the nickname for Denmark's Parliamentary building, otherwise known as "The Castle". After scoring her party a landslide victory through her idealism and work ethic, the smart and sexy populist find out more...

BORGEN: DISC 2 (2010)

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Borgen is a drama sensation from the producers of the acclaimed series The Killing. Following the intricate and complicated lives of politicians, media spinners and the reporters who feed off their triumphs and failures, Borgen uncovers a world of political and personal intrigue. The setting is Borgen, the nickname for Denmark's Parliamentary building, otherwise known as "The Castle". After scoring her party a landslide victory through her idealism and work ethic, the smart and sexy populist find out more...

BORGEN: DISC 3 (2010)

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Borgen is a drama sensation from the producers of the acclaimed series The Killing. Following the intricate and complicated lives of politicians, media spinners and the reporters who feed off their triumphs and failures, Borgen uncovers a world of political and personal intrigue. The setting is Borgen, the nickname for Denmark's Parliamentary building, otherwise known as "The Castle". After scoring her party a landslide victory through her idealism and work ethic, the smart and sexy populist find out more...

BOSS OF IT ALL (2006)

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The owner of an IT company has pretended for years that there is a far distant �ber-boss, enabling him to blame all the unpopular decisions on this fictional character while taking credit for all the popular ones. Now a prospective buyer wants to meet the big boss in person so the owner hires a failed, hammy actor, who proceeds to improvise all over the place to the consternation of all involved. A return to lighter themes for von Trier after �Dogville' and �Manderlay'. A Brechtian comedy for th find out more...

BROTHERS (2004)

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Michael is a career soldier replete with loving wife and two young children, but while on a UN peacekeeping mission he is lost in action and swiftly presumed dead. Into the shattered world of Michael's family wanders Jannik, his brother and a man whose life is the quintessential opposite of Michael's ordered existence. At first together in their grief Michael's wife, Sarah and Jannik's relationship gradually progresses beyond platonic need, but their new born love is on the cusp of receiving a h find out more...

DARK HORSE (2006)

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Following up from his cracking debut, Noi Albinoi, Icelandic filmmaker Dagur Kari returns with an offbeat comedy about a group of individuals who don't really fit into society: graffiti artist Daniel, bakery girl Franc, a sleepless judge and a chubby little Fiat 500. Dark Horse is a typically idiosyncratic joy and to quote Dagur himself; "a bit like if Kieslowski had directed an episode of Seinfeld". find out more...

DAY OF WRATH (1943)

CertificationPG Our Rating

Filmed during the Nazi occupation of Denmark, Carl Dreyer's Day of Wrath is a harrowing account of individual helplessness in the face of growing social repression and paranoia. Anna, the young second wife of a well-respected but much older pastor, falls in love with his son when he returns to their small 17th century village. Stepping outside the bounds of the village's harsh moral code has disastrous results: Anna faces the stake, accused of witchcraft. find out more...

EPIDEMIC (1987)

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Previously unreleased in the UK, this is a truly experimental film with echoes of the director's later work; The Idiots and Dogville. Starring the director as the lead and using no camera crew, the story follows a doctor attempting to stop the spread of a plague who only succeeds in spreading it further. find out more...

FESTEN (1998)

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A family reunion is the setting for this dark and inventive film from Denmark. When the eldest son gives a speech for his father, Helge's sixtieth birthday, Helge and the guests are taken aback by what they hear. There's also a missing daughter and a party of revellers keen to pretend the speech never happened! The fantastic cinematography from Lars von Triers as well as the richly textured plot makes this a unique film. Highly recommended. find out more...