Reviews of films from Finland, Greenland, Iceland and countries traditionally considered part of Scandinavia (Denmark Norway, Sweden). I’ve included Estonia and Latvia in this category as these countries have historic links to Sweden.
Australian and New Zealand Films | Northern European Films
“The Swedish Model” (Foreign Correspondent, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 30 June 2020) In March 2020, when
Laura Neuvonen, “The Last Knit” (2005) Technically this digital animated short is well done but
Pella Kagerman, Hugo Lilja, “Aniara” (2018) An ambitious project to bring a poem by the
Northern European Films | Russian and Soviet Films
Yana Yerlashova, “MH17 – Call for Justice” (Bonanza Media, July 2019) Five years after the
Indian Subcontinent Films | Northern European Films
Jos van Dongen, “Victim of the World Wildlife Fund” (Zembla, 2019) Now this is the
Northern European Films | South African Films
Jean van de Welde, “An Act of Defiance” (2017) Quite a hard-hitting and confrontational film
North American Films | Northern European Films
Bjorn Runge, “The Wife” (2017) As films go, “The Wife” is enjoyable mainly for Glenn
Grimur Hakonarson, “Rams / Hrutar” (2015 Forty years ago, a family rift led to two
Dome Karukoski, “Tom of Finland” (2017) As a general introduction to the life of gay
Erik Poppe, “Kongens Nei / The King’s Choice” (2016) As a straight history lesson or