Official Selection Cannes 2020

ANOTHER ROUND

DRAMA 116 min ORIGINAL TITLE Druk DIRECTOR Thomas Vinterberg SCREENPLAY Thomas Vinterberg, Tobias Lindholm CAST Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Lars Ranthe, Magnus Millang PRODUCTION Kasper Dissing and Sisse Graum Jørgensen for Zentropa Entertainments3 DOMESTIC RELEASE 24.09.20 SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Danish Film Institute
 
Four teachers decides to uphold a constant level of intoxication as a philosophical experiment – but all actions have consequences. Read more...

PLEASURE

DRAMA Appr. 95 min ORIGINAL TITLE Pleasure DIRECTOR Ninja Thyberg SCREENPLAY Ninja Thyberg CAST Sofia Kappel, Revika Reustle, Dana DeArmond PRODUCTION Erik Hemmendorff, Eliza Jones, Markus Waltå for Plattform Produktion DOMESTIC RELEASE TBA SALES Versatile FESTIVALS Swedish Film Institute
 
A young and ambitious 20-year-old travels from Sweden to Los Angeles to become the next big porn star. It is the first film role for Sofia Kappel (20) who plays the lead acompanied with an authentic cast from the adult film industry. It is a film about ambitions, sacrifice and feminism, set in one of the strongest patriarchal structures. Read more..

FLEE

ANIMATED DOCUMENTARY 90 min ORIGINAL TITLE Flukt DIRECTOR Jonas Poher Rasmussen PRODUCTION Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen for Final Cut For Real DOMESTIC RELEASE TBC SALES Cinephil FESTIVALS Danish Film Institute
 
FLEE is the true story about a man’s need to confront his past in order to truly have a future. Amin arrived as an unaccompanied minor in Denmark from Afghanistan. Today, at 36, he is a successful academic and is getting married to his long-time boyfriend. A secret he has been hiding for over 20 years threatens to ruin the life he has built for himself. For the first time he is sharing his story with his close friend. Read more..

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A PERFECTLY NORMAL FAMILY

DRAMA 93 min ORIGINAL TITLE En helt almindelig familie DIRECTOR Malou Reymann SCREENPLAY Malou Reymann CAST Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Kaya Toft Loholt, Rigmor Ranthe, Neel Rønholt PRODUCTION Matilda Appelin and René Ezra for Nordisk Film Production DOMESTIC RELEASE 03/2020 SALES New Europe Film Sales FESTIVALS Danish Film Institute

A PIECE OF MY HEART

MUSICAL 112 min ORIGINAL TITLE  En del av mitt hjärta DIRECTOR Edward af Sillén CAST Malin Åkerman, Christian Hillborg, Jonas Karlsson, Johan Ulveson, Marie Rickardsson PRODUCTION Patrick Ryborn for Unlimited Stories  DOMESTIC RELEASE 12/2019 SALES Picture Tree International Gmbh FESTIVALS Picture Tree International Gmbh

A SONG CALLED HATE

DOCUMENTARY 90 min DIRECTOR Anna Hildur CAST Matthías Tryggvi Haraldsson, Klemens Nikulásson Hannigan, Einar Hrafn Stefánsson PRODUCTION Anna Hildur for Tattarrattat DOMESTIC RELEASE TBA SALES LevelK FESTIVALS Icelandic Film Centre

AALTO

DOCUMENTARY 102 min DIRECTOR Virpi Suutari PRODUCTION  Timo Vierimaa for Euphoria Film DOMESTIC RELEASE 9/2020 SALES Autlook Filmsales FESTIVALS Autlook Filmsales

ARE WE LOST FOREVER

DRAMA 103 min ORIGINAL TITLE Are We Lost Forever  DIRECTOR David Färdmar CAST Jonathan Andersson, Björn Elgerd, Micki Stoltt PRODUCTION Casper Andreas, Lis Svensson Brandberg, David Färdmar DOMESTIC RELEASE TBA SALES Films Boutique FESTIVALS Films Boutique

BEWARE OF CHILDREN

DRAMA 157 min ORIGINAL TITLE Barn DIRECTOR Dag Johan Haugerud CAST Henriette Steenstrup, Jan Gunnar Røise, Thorbjørn Harr, Andrea Bræin Hovig, Hans Olav Brenner, Anne Marit Jacobsen, Trine Wiggen PRODUCTION Yngve Sæther for Motlys DOMESTIC RELEASE Sept 13, 2019 SALES Picutre Tree International FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

BREEDER

HORROR 107 min ORIGINAL TITLE Breeder DIRECTOR Jens Dahl SCREENPLAY Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen CAST Sara Hjort Ditlevsen, Anders Heinrichsen, Signe Egholm Olsen, Morten Holst PRODUCTION Amalie Lyngbo Quist and Maria Møller Christoffersen for Beofilm DOMESTIC RELEASE TBC SALES LevelK FESTIVALS Danish Film Institute

CAPTAIN SABERTOOTH AND THE MAGIC DIAMOND

ANIMATION 81 min ORIGINAL TITLE Kaptein Sabeltann og den magiske diamant DIRECTOR Rasmus Sivertsen, Marit Moum Aune SCREENPLAY Karsten Fullu PRODUCTION Eirik Smidesang Slåen, Ove Heiborg, Heidi Palm Sandberg for Qvisten Animation DOMESTIC RELEASE Sept 27, 2019 SALES Sola Media GMBH FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

CHARTER

DRAMA 94 min ORIGINAL TITLE Charter DIRECTOR Amanda Kernell CAST Ane Dahl Torp, Troy Lundkvist, Tintin Poggats Sarri, Sverrir Gudnason  PRODUCTION Eva Åkergren, Lars G Lindström for Nordisk Film Production Sweden DOMESTIC RELEASE 03/2020 SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Swedish Film Institute

THE CROSSING

FAMILY 95 min ORIGINAL TITLE Flukten over grensen DIRECTOR Johanne Helgeland SCREENPLAY Maja Lunde, Espen Torkildsen CAST Anna Sofie Skarholt, Bo Lindquist-Ellingsen, Samson Steine, Bianca Ghilardi-Hellsten PRODUCTION Cornelia Boysen for Maipo DOMESTIC RELEASE Feb 14, 2020 SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

DANIEL

DRAMA 135 min ORIGINAL TITLE Ser du månen, Daniel DIRECTOR Niels Arden Oplev SCREENPLAY Anders Thomas Jensen CAST Esben, W Smed, Anders Berthelsen, Toby Kebbell, Sofie Torp, Sara Hjort, Jens Jørn Spottag PRODUCTION Morten Kaufmann, Signe Leick Jensen for Toolbox Film DOMESTIC RELEASE Aug 29, 2019 SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Danish Film Institute

THE DAY WE DIED

DRAMA 105 min ORIGINAL TITLE Krudttønden DIRECTOR Ole Christian Madsen SCREENPLAY Ole Christian Madsen, Lars K. Andersen CAST Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lars Brygmann, Albert Arthur Amiryan, Adam Buschard PRODUCTION Malene Blenkov for Creative Alliance DOMESTIC RELEASE 03/20 SALES ReInvent Studios FESTIVALS Danish Film Institute

DISCO

DRAMA 94 min ORIGINAL TITLE Disco DIRECTOR Jorunn Myklebust Syversen CAST Josefine Frida, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Kjærsti Odden, Andrea Bræin Hovig PRODUCTION Maria Ekerhovd for Mer Film DOMESTIC RELEASE Oct 4, 2019 SALES New Europe Film Sales FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

DREAMBUILDERS

ANIMATION 81 min ORIGINAL TITLE Drømmebyggerne DIRECTOR Kim Hagen Jensen SCREENPLAY Søren Grinderslev Hansen, Kim Hagen Jensen PRODUCTION Nynne Selin Eidnes and Sunit Parekh-Gaihede for First Lady Films DOMESTIC RELEASE 06.02.20 SALES Sola Media FESTIVALS Danish Film Institute

EDEN

DRAMA 92 min ORIGINAL TITLE Eden DIRECTOR Ulla Heikkilä SCREENPLAY Ulla Heikkilä CAST Aamu Milonoff, Linnea Skog, Bruno Baer PRODUCTION Miia Haavisto for Tekele Productions Oy DOMESTIC RELEASE 8/2020 SALES Film Republic FESTIVALS The Finnish Film Foundation

FOR SOMEBODY ELSE

DOCUMENTARY 79 min ORIGINAL TITLE For Somebody Else DIRECTOR Sven Blume PRODUCTION Margarete Jangård for WG Film DOMESTIC RELEASE TBA SALES Rise and Shine World Sales FESTIVALS Swedish Film Institute

FORCE OF HABIT

DRAMA 79 min ORIGINAL TITLE Tottumiskysymys DIRECTOR Reetta Aalto, Alli Haapasalo, Anna Paavilainen, Miia Tervo & Jenni Toivoniemi SCREENPLAY Kirsikka Saari Adapted from: Short films Stop (Elli Toivoniemi), Boudoir (Reetta Aalto), Just say if it’s not ok (Anna Paavilainen), Festive Spirit (Jenni Toivoniemi), Force of Habit (Miia Tervo) and No big dea (Alli Haapasalo) CAST Pinja Sanaksenaho , Veikko Aalste , Joel Hirvonen, Julia Lappalainen, Jussi Sorjanen, Suvi Rantanen, Joonas Snellman, Krista Kosonen, Eero Ritala, Johannes Holopainen, Lotta Kaihua, Seidi Haarla, Pirjo Lonka, Ella Lahdenmäki, Jarkko Pajunen, Teemu Aromaa, Minna Suuronen PRODUCTION Elli Toivoniemi for Tuffi Films DOMESTIC RELEASE 9/2019 SALES Totem Films FESTIVALS Totem Films

FORGOTTEN CHRISTMAS

FAMILY 72 min ORIGINAL TITLE Snekker Andersen og den vesle byda som glømte at det var jul DIRECTOR Andrea Eckerborn SCREENPLAY John Kåre Raake, Harald Rosenløw Eeg CAST Miriam Strand, Christian Skolmen, Trond Espen Seim PRODUCTION Martin Sundland, Catrin Gundersen, Therese Bøhn for Fantefilm DOMESTIC RELEASE Nov 8, 2019 SALES Sola Media FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

HELENE

HISTORICAL 122 min DIRECTOR Antti Jokinen SCREENPLAY Antti Jokinen, Marko Leino, Rakel Liehu CAST Laura Birn, Johannes Holopainen, Krista Kosonen PRODUCTION Mikko Tenhunen for Finland Cinematic DOMESTIC RELEASE 1/2020 SALES Picture Tree International FESTIVALS Picture Tree International

IHUMAN

THRILLER 99 min ORIGINAL TITLE iHUMAN DIRECTOR Tonje Hessen Schei PRODUCTION Jonathan Borge Lie for Up North Film DOMESTIC RELEASE March 2020 SALES Cinephil FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

INTO THE DARKNESS

DRAMA 152 min ORIGINAL TITLE De forbandede år DIRECTOR Anders Refn SCREENPLAY Anders Refn, Flemming Quist Møller CAST Jesper Christensen, Bodil Jørgensen, Mads Reuther PRODUCTION Lene Børglum for Space Rocket Nation DOMESTIC RELEASE Jan 9, 2020 SALES Odin’s Eye Entertainment FESTIVALS Odin’s Eye Entertainment

LADIES OF STEEL

COMEDY 91 min ORIGINAL TITLE Teräsleidit DIRECTOR Pamela Tola SCREENPLAY Pamela Tola & Aleksi Bardy CAST Leena Uotila, Seela Sella, Saara Pakkasvirta PRODUCTION Aleksi Bardy, Dome Karukoski, Sirkka Rautiainen for Helsinki-filmi DOMESTIC RELEASE 1/2020 SALES The Yellow Affair FESTIVALS The Finnish Film Foundation

LAST AND FIRST MEN

DOCUMENTARY 71 min DIRECTOR Jóhann Jóhannsson CAST Tilda Swinton PRODUCTION Jóhann Jóhannsson, Thor S. Sigurjónsson, Sturla Brandth Grøvlen for Zik Zak Filmworks DOMESTIC RELEASE TBA SALES Films Boutique FESTIVALS Icelandic Film Centre

LAKE OF DEATH

THRILLER 94 min ORIGINAL TITLE De dødes tjern DIRECTOR Nini Bull Robsahm SCREENPLAY Nini Bull Robsahm CAST Iben Akerlie, Jacob Andersen Schøyen, Jonathan Harboe, Sophia Lie PRODUCTION Fredrik Pryser for Canopy Film DOMESTIC RELEASE Nov 1, 2019 SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

MASTER CHENG

DRAMA COMEDY 114 min ORIGINAL TITLE Mestari Cheng DIRECTOR Mika Kaurismäki SCREENPLAY Hannu Oravisto CAST Anna-Maija Tuokko, Chu Pak Hong, Kari Väänänen, Lucas Hsuan, Vesa-Matti Loiri PRODUCTION Mika Kaurismäki for Marianna Films DOMESTIC RELEASE 9/2019 SALES The Yellow Affair FESTIVALS The Finnish Film Foundation

MORTAL

ACTION/ADVENTURE 109 min ORIGINAL TITLE Torden DIRECTOR André Øvredal SCREENPLAY Norman Lesperance, André Øvredal CAST Nat Wolff, Iben Akerlie, Priyanka Bose, Per Frisch PRODUCTION John Einar Hagen, Rory Aitken, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Ben Pugh for Nordisk Film Production DOMESTIC RELEASE Feb 28, 2019 SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

MURDEROUS TRANCE 

CRIME 102 min ORIGINAL TITLE Guardian Angel DIRECTOR Arto Halonen CAST Pilou Asbaek, Josh Lucas, Rade Serbedzija, Christopher Fulford, Johannes Lassen, Pamela Tola, Cyron Melville, Mikko Nousiainen, Sara Soulie PRODUCTION Arto Halonen for Art Films productions AFP ltd  DOMESTIC RELEASE 9/2018 SALES Moonstone Entertainment / Prestige Films FESTIVALS The Finnish Film Foundation

MY LIFE AS A COMEDIAN

DRAMA 92 min ORIGINAL TITLE En komikers uppväxt DIRECTOR Rojda Sekersöz CAST Johan Rheborg, Loke Hellberg, Ulla Skoog, Klara Zimmergren, Jakob Eklund PRODUCTION Martin Persson for Anagram Sweden DOMESTIC RELEASE 10/2019 SALES The Yellow Affair FESTIVALS Swedish Film Institute

NINOSCA

DOCUMENTARY 104 min ORIGINAL TITLE Ninosca DIRECTOR Peter Torbiörnsson PRODUCTION Stina Gardell for Mantaray Film DOMESTIC RELEASE TBA SALES Rise and Shine World Sales FESTIVALS Rise and Shine World Sales

THE PAINTER AND THE THIEF

DOCUMENTARY 109 min DIRECTOR Benjamin Ree PRODUCTION Ingvild Giske for Medieoperatørene DOMESTIC RELEASE TBC SALES Charades FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

THE PERFECT PATIENT

THRILLER 122 min ORIGINAL TITLE Quick DIRECTOR Mikael Håfström CAST David Dencik, Jonas Karlsson, Alba August PRODUCTION Helena Danielsson for Brain Academy DOMESTIC RELEASE 09/2019 SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Swedish Film Institute

SELF PORTRAIT

DOCUMENTARY 77 min ORIGINAL TITLE Selvportrettet DIRECTOR Margreth Olin, Katja Høgseth, Espen Wallin CAST Lene Marie Fossen, Morten Krogvold, Torill Fossen, Geir Fossen PRODUCTION Margreth Olin for Speranza DOMESTIC RELEASE Jan 17, 2020 SALES Cinephil FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

THE SPY

DRAMA 109 min ORIGINAL TITLE Spionen DIRECTOR Jens Jonsson SCREENPLAY Harald Roseløw Eeg, Jan Trygve Røyneland CAST Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Rolf Lasgård, Erik Hivju, Alexander Scheer, Damien Chapelle PRODUCTION Håkon Øverås, Turid Øversveen, Karin Julsrud, Catho Bach Christensen for 4 ½ Fiksjon DOMESTIC RELEASE Oct 18, 2019 SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

UNCLE

DRAMA 106 min ORIGINAL TITLE Onkel DIRECTOR Frelle Petersen SCREENPLAY Frelle Petersen CAST Jette Søndergaard, Peter H. Tygesen, Ole Caspersen, Tue Frisk Petersen PRODUCTION Marco Lorenzen for 88 Miles DOMESTIC RELEASE 11/2019 SALES Alpha Violet FESTIVALS Danish Film Institute

WILDLAND

CRIME 88 min ORIGINAL TITLE Kød & Blod DIRECTOR Jeanette Nordahl SCREENPLAY Ingeborg Tonsøe CAST Sidse Babett Knudsen, Sandra Kampp, Joachim Fjelstrup, Elliott Crosset Hove, Besir Zeciri PRODUCTION Eva Jakobsen, Katrin Pors and Mikkel Jersin for Snowglobe ApS DOMESTIC RELEASE 28.05.20 SALES Bac Films FESTIVALS Danish Film Institut

SISTERS: THE SUMMER WE FOUND OUR SUPERPOWERS

DRAMA 78 min ORIGINAL TITLE Tottori! Sommeren vi var alene DIRECTOR Silje Salomonsen, Arild Østin Ommundsen SCREENPLAY Silje Salomonsen, Arild Østin Ommundsen CAST Vega Østin, Billie Østin, Thomas Skjørestad, Nina Ellen Ødegård PRODUCTION Gary Cranner for Chezville DOMESTIC RELEASE Autumn 2020 SALES M-Appeal FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

SNIP, SNAP, SNUT & THE SQUARES

ANIMATION/FAMILY 30 min ORIGINAL TITLE Snipp, Snapp, Snut och tråkmånsarna DIRECTOR Cecilia Actis, Mia Hulterstam CAST Sanna Persson Halapi (voice) PRODUCTION Emma Åkesdotter Ronge, Erik Magnusson for Anagram Sweden DOMESTIC RELEASE 12/2019 SALES The Yellow Affair FESTIVALS The Yellow Affair

SONGS OF REPRESSION

DOCUMENTARY 85 min ORIGINAL TITLE Undertrykkelsens Sang DIRECTOR Estephan Wagner, Marianne Hougen-Moraga PRODUCTION Signe Byrge Sørensen and Heidi Elise Christensen for Final Cut for Real ApS DOMESTIC RELEASE 03/20 SALES Autlook Films FESTIVALS Danish Film Institute