Helene Granqvist

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A foreign woman in a burqa brings her young son to a Copenhagen police station to file a complaint against her abusive husband, but the translator assigned to her seems unwilling to convey the true meaning of her words. A tense, diamond-hard film about cultural isolation and bureaucratic ignorance.

The Nix

Set in the mountains of Northern Sweden, The Nix is a nightmarish fable about a family of three women, Frida, Freja, and Flora, their struggle for survival in the year of famine, 1868, and encounters with the unknown.

Men of Silence

During an industry party, Alex learns that his colleague Mika has been sexually abused. The perpetrator turns out to be the childhood friend Nikolaj. Alex finds himself in a dilemma as the boss and his childhood friend Dennis defends Nikolaj. The film is about how men handle these types of situations and what responsibility they demand from each other.

Give Up the Ghost

Salam's dream of becoming a mother shatters when she finds out that she is unable to have children with her husband.

Hard On

Secretly she is filming everything. In a surreal apartment a cougar, a guest, a child and promises of a dog if the child plays along.

The Feminist: A Swedish Inspiration

This personal and compelling portrait follows Gudrun Schyman, spokesperson of Sweden's Feminist Initiative political party, as she moves between small towns, refugee camps, and the corridors of power.

Granny's Dancing on the Table

Eini grows up isolated from society with her father who does everything he can to make Eini believe that the world outside and the people out there are evil, and that all that has to do with sexuality and adulthood is dangerous.

Late on Earth

A girl is having a smoke. Her moped has broken down. A guy is out walking too many dogs. A bunch of girls are playing football near a canyon. Dusk is falling and the magnificent cinematography lends a feeling that something greater than ourselves is at hand.

Birthday

Sara prepares a surprise for her wife Katarina's birthday with the help of their daughter Johanna and their friend Fredrik. But on this early summer day, Katarina has something to tell her that will change their lives forever.

Nasty Old People

Member of a neo-Nazi gang, her day job is to take care of four crazy old people that all are just waiting to die. Her life becomes a journey into a burlesque fairytale, where the rules of the game are created by Mette herself. Mette is indifferent about her way of life, until she one night assaults a man, kicking him senseless. Waking up the day after, she realizes that something is wrong.

Troell Behind the Camera

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Jan Troell's 2008 film "Everlasting Moments."