The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin 2024

8.41

The secret life of a young World of Warcraft gamer is vividly reimagined when his online friends contact his family after his death.

2024

The Painter and the Thief

The Painter and the Thief 2020

7.30

When two of artist Barbora Kysilkova’s most valuable paintings are stolen from a gallery at Frogner in Oslo, the police are able to find the thief after a few days, but the paintings are nowhere to be found. Barbora goes to the trial in hopes of finding clues, but instead she ends up asking the thief if she can paint a portrait of him. This will be the start of a very unusual friendship. Over three years, the cinematic documentary follows the incredible story of the artist looking for her stolen paintings, while at the same time turning the thief into art.

2020

The Man Who Loved Haugesund

The Man Who Loved Haugesund 2003

7.70

The story about the poor Polish Moritz Rabinowitz who fell in love with the town of Haugesund, Norway, and became a wealthy clothes salesman, and was deported by the Nazi regime when they took control over Norway.

2003

Colombia in My Arms

Colombia in My Arms 2022

7.00

After 52 years of armed conflict the FARC guerrillas are about to hand over their arms in exchange for political participation and social inclusion of the poor. Ernesto is one of them. The much celebrated Colombian peace agreement throws Ernesto and the polarised society around him into chaos in which everyone is afraid of the future and their own survival.

2022

Meet the Censors

Meet the Censors 2020

8.50

From a Kafkaesque office for social media in Germany and on to Sudan, and to conversations with an Iranian Ayatollah, an Indian film censor and critical journalists in China. The Norwegian Håvard Fossum has travelled the world to understand what censorship is, and how censors work, both in theory and in practice.

2020

Beyond the Pale

Beyond the Pale 2016

5.00

Normal intrusive thoughts are a common psychological phenomenon, even the most trusted members of our society have got them. The judge jumps the bench, the nurse hurts her patient and the priest throws his children off the cliff. This short, humorous film points out how fragile our society is and questions our liability as citizens.

2016

Faith Can Move Mountains

Faith Can Move Mountains 2021

1

Greek Orthodox nuns visit the small village of Valldal to have a majestic monastery built. The mayor is excited, but the villagers' opinions are different.

2021

15 years later

15 years later 2022

1

In 2005 a documentary filmmaker followed 13 people seeking asylum in Norway. 15 years later she decides to track them down again.

2022

Fat Front

Fat Front 2019

6.00

The four young Scandinavian women Helene, Marte, Pauline and Wilde are all fat, and they’re not ashamed of it. They are part of a growing fat-activism movement that supports fat women and fights for body positivity and inclusivity. The message is that you’re beautiful just as you are. The women connect and support one another at group activities and outings.

2019

Todd & Super-Stella

Todd & Super-Stella 2024

1

Todd talks to his sister Stella about his worries and the fear of leaving kindergarten to start school. But Stella is too little to understand his complicated words. In Todd’s eyes she seems carefree, but she soon misses him when he is not in kindergarten anymore. She wants to understand what he is talking about.

2024

Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface 2022

1

In 2014, following a tip-off, a group of journalists exposed a troubled history for indigenous Sámi women, men and children. It revealed generations of negligence, abuse and suffering, supported by a mass of evidence and previously unseen archival footage. As the case goes to court, the community remains defiant against a judicial system whose attitudes highlight fissures in the purported equal treatment of all citizens. The community’s battle aims to break a vicious cycle of racism and to achieve meaningful lasting change for future generations.

2022

What Young Men Do

What Young Men Do 2016

1

15-year-old Noah from Groruddalen is arrested and sentenced for complicity in four cases of robbery.

2016

Kids Cup

Kids Cup 2021

7.50

Kids Cup is a character driven coming-of-age family film from the world´s largest sports tournament for kids. We dive into a teenage universe and follow 13-14 year olds from different parts of the world, competing at the football tournament, Norway Cup, in Oslo.

2021

How Happy Can You Be?

How Happy Can You Be? 2005

5.00

How happy can you be? is an attempt to make the practical manual – “Your guide to happiness” by using a modern, scientific approach: science, practical empirical attempts to measure happiness.

2005

The Accidental Rockstar

The Accidental Rockstar 2015

7.50

Helge was lured away from his studies at the teacher training college and drawn into the magical world of Kaizers Orchestra because he was the only one in class who could play the harmonium and accordion. He never dreamed of being a rock star, nor even really liked rock music - but he has lived the rock-n-roll life ever since.

2015

The Future of Iraq

The Future of Iraq 2018

1

One of six children today live in a war zone. This is a meeting with three of them, where they in simple terms describe their experiences of war and daily life. The film is set in Iraq, but could be set anywhere in the world.

2018

Marching Forever

Marching Forever 2019

1

The last remaining all-male orchestra in Norway, Kampen Janitsjar, has an average age of 60, and is in desperate need of new members to keep their legacy alive. But with a lack of sufficient young male musicians, and quite a few women knocking at the membership door of this popular orchestra, the leaders are forced to take a long, hard look at the price of maintaining old traditions.

2019

War on Paranoia

War on Paranoia 2003

9.00

A small protest film against the Fort Knox circumstances at the American Embassy in Oslo, Norway, after September 11th 2001.

2003

Lust

Lust 2000

4.70

A sister and a brother and the fear of fornication.

2000