La R del título representa a la joven protagonista, Rune, interpretada intrépidamente por Pilou Asbæk. Encarcelado por un asalto violento, es un joven engreído y apuesto ubicado en el pabellón de hardcore, donde su supervivencia depende de aprender rápidamente el mundo paralelo de reglas, honor y obligaciones de la prisión. R también representa a Rachid, un joven prisionero musulmán que se convierte en amigo y cómplice de Rune, desafiando las rígidas estratificaciones raciales entre los reclusos.
A satirical drama revealing the consequences of the Danish government's "New Copenhagen Criteria", a new policy aiming at securing the nation's survival. Citizens who fail to meet the criteria - those who have received more from society than what they have contributed - are eliminated.
A powerful modern film narrative, set in a historical framework, about the crucial encounter between vulnerable eighteen-year-old Hans Christian Andersen, who rates himself so highly, and Mr. Meisling, the cynical school principal. An encounter that fundamentally transforms Hans Christian's life.
Nikolaj Christensen is a popular Danish folk-rock artist. In this teen-oriented film, Christian (Christensen) is a young man in search of love, who restlessly leaves his home in Denmark to search for it all over Europe, finally finding some semblance of it in Morocco. This slight film is directed by Gabriel Axel, who also directed Babette's Feast. It is likeliest to be of interest to fans of the star and his music, which is used throughout.
A drama about a group of women preparing to give birth who meet and bond at the hospital. Based on the best-selling Danish novel by Dea Trie Moerch and directed by acclaimed Danish filmmaker Astrid Henning-Jensen, "Winterborn" was considered one of the best movies of the decade in Denmark.