Inspired by a true story, The Girl with the Needle draws from one of the most heinous murder cases in Danish history. Magnus von Horn (Sweat) directs Denmark’s Oscar entry from a script he co-wrote with Line Langebeck. The film follows a […]

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Whenever he’s not playing your usual villain in blockbusters, Mads Mikkelsen displays his impeccable wide range of acting in his native Denmark. He is just fresh off a Best Actor win at the European Film Awards for his performance in […]

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Life at the top can be tough for those who make it via their own blood, sweat and tears.

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In Mads Brügger’s The Red Chapel, we get a rare glimpse of the dystopic urban nightmare that is Pyongyang, North Korea. The film has gone out into the world as a Danish film, but it is very much a North Korean one as well, a chilling and fascinating glimpse of that clandestine place.

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