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Danish Wave. 9th Danish Film Festival
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October 18-22
Formula Kino Horizon 
 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.
The Festival's base will be Formula Kino Horizont. The films will be shown in Dannish with Russian subtitles.
Festival Films:
Der Kommer en Dag. Drama. Denmark 2016, 119 min. Directed by Jesper W. Nielsen. Starring: Lars Mikkelsen, Sofie Gråbøl, Harald Kaiser Hermann. 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. Awards & Festivals: Bodil Award - Best Supporting Actor; Robert Award - Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Supproting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Production Design, Best Costumes; Hamburg International Film Festival - Audience Award; Norwegian Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize.
3 Ting. Drama/Thriller. Denmark 2017, 89 min. Directed by Jens Dahl. Starring: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Lærke Winther. 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. Drama. Denmark, Germany 2017, 85 min. Directed by Jacob Bitsch. Starring: Esben Smed Jensen, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Lisa Carlehed, Omar Shargawi. 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. The many letters he received from Amina while he was hospitalised gave Janus hope and a belief in the future. But suddenly, the vital lifeline was broken and the letters ceased coming. Janus is convinced that something bad has happened to Amina and begins putting together the numerous pieces of the jigsaw puzzle. His search for the truth leads Janus on a dangerous detective journey through the dark streets of big city where everyone he comes into contact and who knows Amina seems to be hiding something.
De Sidste Maend i Aleppo. Documentary. Denmark, Germany, Syria 2017, 110 min. Directed by Firas Fayyad, Steen Johannessen. 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 their fellow citizens-and experience daily life, death, struggle and triumph in a city under fire. Awards & Festivals: Sundance Film Festival - World Documentary Competition Grand Prix; CPH:DOX Festival - Best Director; Washington D.C. International Film Festival - Documentary Audience Award; Minneapolis International Film Festival - Best Documentary; Sarasota International Film Festival - Best Documentary Feature, Best International Film; Millenium Docs Against Gravity Festival - Best Film, Audience Award; Full Frame Documentary Film Festival - Best Film, Special Jury Prize; DocsBarcelona Festival - Best Director; Edinburgh International Film Festival - participation.
Underverden. Action/Drama/Crime. Denmark 2017, 112 min. Directed by Fenar Ahmad. Starring: Dar Salim, Stine Fischer Christensen, Ali Sivandi. 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. Awards & Festivals: Moscow International Film Festival - participation.
Fuglene over Sundet. Drama. Denmark 2016, 94 min. Directed by Nicolo Donato. Starring: David Dencik, Danica Curcic, Jakob Cedergren. Fuglene Over Sundet is the gripping tale of the Danish Jews' escape to Sweden in October 1943. Awards & Festivals: Bodil Award Nomination - Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress; Robert Award Nomination - Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Production Design, Best Score, Best Song.
Mesteren. Drama. Denmark 2017, 94 min. Directed by Charlotte Sieling. Starring: Jakob Oftebro, Ane Dahl Torp, Søren Malling. 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. It turns out that Casper is the world-famous graffiti artist "The Ghost". This is a provocation and a challenge to Simon, and the relationship between father and son is put to a serious test. However, against all odds he two slowly grow closer to each other, but the question is whether blood ties are enough? Because after all Simon has no plans of being a father, and Casper has other plans with his father than simply getting to know him. Awards & Festivals: Seattle International Film Festival - participation; Santa Barbara International Film Festival - participation.
Schedule:
18 October, Wednesday:
20:00 Der Kommer en Dag. Tickets
19 October, Thursday:
19:30 3 Ting. Tickets
20 October, Friday:
19:30 Aminas Breve. Tickets
21 October, Saturday:
14:30 De Sidste Maend i Aleppo. Tickets
17:00 Underverden. Tickets
22 October, Sunday:
13:30 Fuglene over Sundet. Tickets
15:30 Mesteren. Tickets
More info
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