Sophia Olsson

Tras el divorcio, Alice lleva dos meses sin ver a sus hijos mientras espera la resolución judicial sobre la custodia. Cuando su hijo la llama en mitad de la noche, Alice toma medidas, secuestrando a los niños en un viaje a las Islas Canarias.

La víspera del 28 de junio de 2011, los periodistas suecos Martin Schibbye y Johan Persson pusieron todo en juego al cruzar ilegalmente la frontera de Somalia a Etiopía. Después de meses de investigación, planificación e intentos fallidos, finalmente estaban en camino de informar sobre cómo la despiadada búsqueda de petróleo afectó a la población de la aislada y asolada región de Ogaden. Cinco días después yacían heridos en la arena del desierto, fusilados y capturados por el ejército etíope. Pero cuando murió su reportaje inicial, comenzó otra historia. Una historia sobre la anarquía, la propaganda y la política global. Después de un juicio kafkiano, fueron condenados a once años de prisión por terrorismo. Y estaban lejos de estar solos. Sus compañeros de celda eran periodistas, escritores y políticos perseguidos por no doblegarse ante la dictadura.

Through 56 independent scenes, Echo draws a portrait, both biting and tender, of modern day Iceland during the often turbulent but also exciting time of the Christmas holidays.

A young Iranian man is desperately trying to meet women who can secure his stay in Denmark. As time runs out, he falls in love and his past catches up with him. The film deals with themes of race, class, and the struggle for a better life.

Behind the closed doors of the Copenhagen-based women's shelter, the women and children are slowly recovering after having escaped domestic violence. Day by day the women are processing their traumas, building confidence and slowly understanding what it takes to break the cycle of violence.

During a swimming lesson a mother starts to feel uneasy about the coach's relation to one of the kids, but she has no proof. She faces a dilemma; to make an accusation of the worst kind, or to ignore a child who is possibly getting abused.

Elle Marja, 14, is a reindeer-breeding Sami girl. Exposed to the racism of the 1930s and phrenological examinations at her boarding school, she starts dreaming of another life. To achieve this other life she has to become someone else and break all ties with her family and culture.

Un relato iniciático sobre un adolescente de 16 años, Ari, quien, tras haber estado viviendo con su madre en Reikiavik, es enviado de vuelta a la remota región de los fiordos occidentales para vivir con su padre Gunnar. Allí tendrá que lidiar con una difícil relación con su padre y encuentra cambiados a sus amigos de la infancia. En ese ambiente desesperanzador, Ari tiene que esforzarse para encontrar su camino.

Adrian is a classic outsider. His playful, dreamy imagination distracts him from everyday life, for the reality he lives in could not be more different. Neither his chronically depressed uncle nor his overworked grandmother understand the ten-year-old’s games. His mother abandoned him when he was very young and he is bullied at school. Just as news arrives that three children are missing, a new family moves in next door. Adrian develops a close relationship to their tomboyish, ten-year-old daughter Nicole and believes he is getting close to solving the mys- tery of the missing children. New Zealand forms the backdrop for this universal story for adults and those who have never wanted to grow up. It is a story about friendship and loneliness, emotions which Adrian already feels so poignantly as a child. The Danish first-time director’s expressive visual language dramatically merges water and air, reality and a hint of fantasy.

14-year-old Mie is an elite dancer. When her partner stops dancing, her family decides to search for a new partner abroad. Russian Egor finds out that his mother has set up a try out for him, and if this turns out well, Egor will travel to Denmark. Since May 2011, he has lived with Mie and her parents in Denmark, where everything indicates that they are the perfect match on the dance floor. In Mie's home, however, problems are piling up. The family has suddenly gained a new member, and had it not been for the growing success, Egor would probably have been put on a plane back to his mum by now.

Bruno ama a su mujer Maxine, pero su amor y su cuerpo poco a poco van sufriendo una transformación. Algo está empezando a moverse dentro de él y no hay nada que pueda hacer para detenerlo. Porque cuando profundizas en el lado oscuro del amor para encontrar el poder, la agresión y el odio, no hay vuelta atrás.

Zanyar Adami looks down at Bagdad from an airplane heading to Sweden. His mother is still down there at the airport. His father isn’t even there to wave goodbye. At the time, Zanyar is only five years old. 23 years later Zanyar, soon to be a father, sits in his kitchen in a suburb of Stockholm. His father, Taher, sits in front of him. Any day now, Zanyar will become a father himself and he knows that he can’t wait anymore. He has to confront his father with the question he has been afraid to ask all his life: How could Taher leave him in the midst of a war and then send him to Sweden all by himself?

Hannes is an old man who has grown apart from his children. Recently retired when his wife gets ill he tries to reconcile with them and to atone for his cold demeanor in the past.

Hanna, 32, is on her way home one late evening when she runs in to an acquaintance, Andreas, 20, who invites her to a party close by. The party consists of five twenty year old boys. At first, Hanna feels uncomfortable, but she’s adjusting. Soon she feels like she’s one of them.

Created by gay directors and actors, Boys On Film features numerous award-winning shorts that deal with all aspects of gay life. Volume 2: In Too Deep contains nine complete films: Till Kleinert's "Cowboy" starring Oliver Scherz and Pit Bukowski; Håkon Liu's "Lucky Blue" starring Tobias Bengtsson and Tom Lofterud; Matthieu Salmon's "Weekend In The Countryside" starring Théo Frilet, Pierre Moure, and Jean-Claude Dumas; Soman Chainani's "Kali Ma" starring Kamini Khanna, Brendan Bradley, and Manish Dayal; Julián Hernández's "Bramadero" starring Cristhian Rodríguez and Sergio Almazán; Craig Boreham's "Love Bite" starring Will Field and Aidan Calabria; "The Island" featuring director Trevor Anderson ; Arthur Halpern's "Futures (and Derivatives)" starring Kelly Miller, Cam Kornman, and Bill Barnett; and Tim Hunter's "Working It Out" starring Simon Kearney, Paul Ross, and Glaston Toft.

Anna is a 12-year-old girl, living in a small fishing village. She is at a crossroad in her life. Her surroundings are changing - and so is she.

The story takes place during one bright summer night and follows a group of young teenagers on a journey from innocence to adulthood. The main character is a timid boy who has a typical schoolboy crush on a girl his age, who happens to be a friend of his mate.

A film about director Andja Arnebäck's family: “When I was pregnant with my first child and doing ultrasound, I thought about the coincidence that my child and I both exist. My Mom has told me that they wanted to forcibly sterilize my grandmother. Through archives and in meetings with my grandmother's two brothers, Axel and Knut, I investigate what really happened when they grew up in Gothenburg. ”

Una noche de verano. Un campamento en algún lugar de Suecia. Grandes emociones, pequeñas personas, el primer amor, trailers, karaoke y un pájaro… Esta es la historia de Olle, quien a pesar de sus inseguridades y miedos, finalmente encuentra el valor para expresar su amor. A su modo.

A 12 year old boy making basic punk songs, grown up men playing with guns, a neurotic woman with euphoric happiness targeting self destruction. A Swedish everyday life you've never seen before.

Sweden, shortly before Christmas. Surgeon Rickard is told the job he expected goes to a Dane, because of his substance abuse. It's too late to cancel dinner with his in-laws. The guest couple announces their in-vitro is a success. Then Richard's wife learns he cheated her with Sofie. Meanwhile ugly hag Anita trades drugs to afford a taser to use on her ex Olof and his former physiotherapist. Workaholic builder Anders is disgusted by his grieve-deranged client Knut's plan and decides to spend time on his family, not just money.