Self-possessed women make you nervous

A working class teenager comes of age in 1910s rural Sweden, moving through a series of jobs and romances that gradually shape his future.

Runtime

2h 49m

Director

Jan Troell

Cast

Eddie Axberg, Gudrun Brost, Ulla Akselson

Kurt and Lydia are planning a relaxed vacation at the Gripsholm castle in Sweden . What Lydia does not know is that for Kurt, a well-known publicist, the journey is actually a flight from encroaching fascism and a direct threat from the Nazis.

Runtime

1h 40m

Director

Xavier Koller

Cast

Ulrich Noethen, Heike Makatsch, Jasmin Tabatabai

This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on Antony, who is homosexual. As Barbara tries to "cure" Antony of his sexuality -- sometime...

Runtime

1h 37m

Director

Tom Kalin

Cast

Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, Eddie Redmayne

Roro, a foreign worker in Swedish parks, loves his girlfriend but is about to marry another girl to prevent her from being sent back to Lebanon. Meanwhile, Roro's best friend, Måns, has serious problems getting an erection.

Runtime

1h 28m

Director

Josef Fares

Cast

Fares Fares, Torkel Petersson, Tuva Novotny

Mia returns from Stockholm to her parents' home in a small town in Dalecarlia (Dalarna) to celebrate her father's 70th birthday. Her elder sisters Eivor and Gunilla welcome her, but their different lifestyles prevent them from really communicating. The tension builds, and the party that should be a celebration turns out to be a turning...

Runtime

1h 38m

Director

Maria Blom

Cast

Sofia Helin, Kajsa Ernst, Ann Petrén