2024 Saxo Scandinavian Film Festival
Go north this winter with the best new Nordic films at the 2024 Saxo Scandinavian Film Festival.
Now screening at Palace cinemas in Australia until August, the festival showcases films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
I especially enjoyed When the Light Breaks, a poignant drama, directed by Rúnar Rúnarrson.
It is set between two sunsets which follows a young art student whose morality is tested over a long summer’s day in Iceland.
The line-up from Denmark is extensive and includes films with powerhouse performances by Sidse Babett Knudsen, a festival favourite and much-loved star of Borgen, in Sons (Vogter). A must-see for fans of Nordic noir, the new film from writer/director Gustav Möller is a gripping moral thriller with Babett Knudsen delivering a stunning lead performance as a prison guard.
Birthday Girls stars the talented Trine Dyrholm. When the first evening of a dream cruise heading for the Caribbean turns into a nightmare, the mother of a young woman must fight for justice in this tense drama.
If you're a science fiction movie buff, watch the epic Eternal (For evigt), when a young climate change scientist, Elias (Simon Sears) falls in love with an aspiring singer, Anita (Nanna Øland Fabricius, better known as Danish pop star Oh Land).
However, their paths are destined to split when a mysterious fissure appears on the ocean floor and humanity comes under threat.
Set during the Cold War in 1961, the political thriller Hammarskjold-Fight for Peace follows the true story of Swedish diplomat and economist Dag Hammarskjöld, who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
A key figure during this pivotal time, iconic actor Mikael Persbrandt stars as Hammarskjöld, the man who John F. Kennedy once called ‘the greatest statesman of our century’.
As always, you have a chance to win a complimentary double pass to see a film during the festival.
Just name two films from the festival and email your answers to me at idachionh@gmail.com by Sunday, 28 July 2024. Winners will receive their tickets by email.
Good luck!
For more information, visit scandinavianfilmfestival.com and follow the festival on Instagram/Facebook @ScandiFilmFest
