Axel Helgeland

War Sailor is a magnificent drama that tells the story of the more than 30,000 Norwegian war sailors and their families' fate during and after the Second World War.

On the surface 19-year-old Mirjam's life appears perfect. She is a world champion freestyle disco dancer and the pride of her modern, evangelical church. Yet her body is calling out for help and at the dance world championships, where she is defending her title, she collapses on stage. Her family's solution is for her to focus more on her faith. In search of answers, she turns to a stricter, more conservative church.

Sixteen year-old Nisha lives a double life. At home with her family she is the perfect Pakistani daughter, but when out with her friends, she is a normal Norwegian teenager. When her father catches her in bed with her boyfriend, Nisha's two worlds brutally collide. To set an example, Nisha's parents decide to kidnap her and place her with relatives in Pakistan. Here, in a country she has never been to before, Nisha is forced to adapt to her parents' culture.

A journey through one year in the life of Ole and his family, living in Brochmannsgate 12A, Oslo, Norway, Europe, Earth, Universe. What if you would take a break from the rollercoaster called life and just sit and ask yourself: how did I get here? Do you live alone, with a family, or roommates? In a small village on the countryside or maybe in a big, foreign city? Was this the place you were supposed to be by now? And how do you keep going, even if you know that at some point the sun will burn out and everything around you will be gone forever?

Anders moves from the city to a quiet small farm that belonged to his deceased parents and spends his days out in the forest, aimlessly chopping down trees. His only desire is to be out in nature, and to lose himself in the physical work. His attempt to escape is soon interrupted by the constant involvement of his pushy relatives who want to tell him what to do and how to do it. Soon it becomes clear that Anders has just traded in one claustrophobic existence for another.

In midwinter the German illusionist Dirk Ohm arrives in the small town Grong, a place ridden by the disappearance of a young local woman Maria. Dirk soon finds himself searching for Maria side by side with the villagers of Grong; and slowly he falls in love with the missing woman. This fictional story pays tribute to a real character, and to his mysterious disappearance in the winter of 2003.

Há muitos anos, a alemã Katrine mora na Noruega. Ela é filha de uma mulher norueguesa e de um soldado alemão, que se conheceram durante a ocupação germânica da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Um dia, Katrine é chamada por um advogado para testemunhar em um processo judicial contra o Estado norueguês, na condição de "filha da guerra". Ela recusa a solicitação, mas a lembrança deste episódio leva Katrine a revelar ao marido e aos filhos uma série de segredos que mantinha escondidos em seu passado.

Veronica and Cecilie meet on the Internet, and decide to disappear together. They travel to a cabin in a remote place by the ocean to carry out their plan. They bring along a camera to document the last days of their lives.

The film is based on a 2003 novel by the same name, written by Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder. The main character is the young boy Georg who one day finds a long letter from his deceased father. The letter tells, among other things, about the father's youthful love for the mysterious "orange girl" (appelsinpiken), and leaves a mystery for Georg to solve.

Os amigos Jannicke (Ingrid Bolsø Berdal), Eirik (Tomas Alf Larsen), Mikail (Endre Martin Midtstigen), Ingunn (Viktoria Winge), e Morten Tobias (Rolf Kristian Larsen) resolvem esquiar nas montanhas durante o inverno. Só que Morten sofre um acidente e acaba quebrando a perna, o que faz com que todos parem suas atividades e procurem um abrigo para passar a noite. Eles então encontram um hotel abandonado no meio do nada, e descobrem que ele está fechado desde 1975, quando o garoto que morava lá desapareceu nas montanhas. No entanto, quando eles acordam na manhã seguinte, eles percebem que estão presos no hotel com um assassino psicopata, e que terão que se proteger para sobreviver.

In Northern Norway during the 1860s, a little girl named Dina accidentally causes her mother's death. Overcome with grief, her father refuses to raise her, leaving her in the care of the household servants. Dina grows up wild and unmanageable, with her only friend being the stable boy, Tomas. She summons her mother's ghost and develops a strange fascination with death as well as a passion for living.

A Jewish family leaves Germany after surviving the Holocaust and heads to Norway. Mendel, their youngest son, is too young to make sense of the Holocaust but tries to comprehend his family's actions during the war and their nightmares now. His imagination frequently runs away from him.

No norte da Escócia uma jovem mulher (Emily Watson) se apaixona e se casa com um dinamarquês (Stellan Skarsgard) que trabalha em uma plataforma de petróleo. Quando ele retorna ao seu serviço sofre um acidente, quebrando seu pescoço e provavelmente o deixando incapacitado para o resto da vida. Nesta situação ele pressiona a mulher a procurar amantes e lhe contar detalhes de suas relações.

Four short films made by Norwegian female directors, Eremittkrepsen", "Bare en lek", "Stikk i hjertet" and "Sommermorgen".

Bob Robinson (1927-1996) and American photographer living and working in many parts of the world. Norway was one place. His book "Captured by the Norwegians" was published in 1958. Founding member of Manité - a photographic collective. Made the film about Sylvie Becker from East Berlin.

A poetic documentary film about Sigrid Undset’s life and authorship. The film shows us Undset’s life from childhood to her last years. It tells us about, among other things, her parents and her siblings, her life abroad and her relationship with her husband, the painter A. C. Svarstad. The documentary gives us an interesting picture of Sigrid Undset’s literary career from her debut in 1907, of her historical novels and her active participation in debates against Nazism and Knut Hamsuns attitude. Through interviews, letters, old film footage and excerpts from Sigrid Undset’s literary works, we get an insight into one of Norway’s most significant authors.

Once upon a time a little girl went out to find the Christmas Star.