Swedish

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Six juvenile delinquents are subjected to a social experiment by the authorities, who place them in a home in the inner city of Stockholm. Krister is a naive young social worker who is assigned to observe their behaviour; he believes in the goodness of man and that everybody can change their ways. The overall supervisor and mind behind the experiment is a middle-aged man refered to as the Inspector. He represents the hypocracy of the system, and is also the one who eventually goes on to rape one of the boys.

The experiment is one of observation: the boys are free to go wherever they want and whenever they want as long as they reside in the home that was appointed to them by the authorities. As the days go by, we get to follow them into a life of cheap thrills and petty crimes. But what could have been the start of a friendship between them, soon enough escalates into anarchy and meaningless cruelty.Read More »

In 1975, the dynamics of a Swedish commune begin to change upon the arrival of a beaten wife and her two kids.Read More »

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Harry, who lives with Anna and their seven children, works as a barber in a seedy asylum. The patients love him, but his boss is of another opinion. When, not surprisingly, Harry gets the sack and Anna decides to move their family halfway across the globe, he grows a bit weary… In the course of a few summer weeks, a string of strange characters cross Harry’s path: Walter, a mercenary who desperately needs a war in Europe; Jesper, a pornographer who is unfortunately allergic to naked bodies; a seductive plastic surgeon; and finally Sonja…Read More »

Nora lives with Anders and Karin and their son Dag. As they move into an old apartment, unexplainable things start happening. Who is the woman making the mysterious phonecalls? Why doesn’t their dog want to set foot in the round room? Why does Nora keep hearing steps coming from the round room making her feel like someone is watching her? Nora’s search to find out about the people that used to live in her apartment, develops when she receives a package the content of which she alone is allowed to see. And the name Agnes Cecilia becomes a key in solving the mystery.Read More »

Five conversations frame a flawed marriage in this film written by Ingmar Bergman about his parents. Guilt-ridden wife Anna (Pernilla August) divulges an extramarital affair to a priest, her uncle Jacob (Max von Sydow). He presses her to confess her sins to her husband, Henrik. As the film moves back and forth in time, the notion of truth is tested. Tomas, the lover, and Henrik will find that Anna’s confessions do not absolve anyone, and have the power to inflict more pain. Source: Rotten TomatoesRead More »

Biographical account of singer and composer Cornelis Vreeswijk including his breakthrough and his marital problems.Read More »

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Frank, Sara and their two children have recently moved into the house of their dreams on the countryside. Frank is disturbed by mysterious sounds and somebody tears down the wallpaper from the walls. He contacts a ghost-hunter, Allan. While conducting an experiment, Allan is killed, and Frank has to find out the truth himself. What’s so special with the mysterious room in the attic?Read More »

Experimental film adaption of Dante’s Divine Comedy directed by Polish-born pupeteer Michael Meschke. The film was bashed by most critics which eventually made Meschke give up filmmaking.Read More »

Refugee family in Sweden faces trauma after youngest daughter falls into unexplained coma when asylum denied. Parents struggle to find cure, resilience tested amid difficult circumstances.Read More »