Healesville Mini Film Festival - Best of Scandinavia 2.00

Next date: Sunday, 30 March 2025 | 10:00 AM to 05:30 PM

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The film, The Seventh Seal, created by the great Danish film director and screen writer, Ingmar Bergman and released in 1957, brought to attention to the world what cinematic quality could be achieved by Scandinavians. Indeed, Bergman at the time was considered as the greatest and most influential film maker in the World. What's more he continued with many more films and created what might be the general characteristics of Scandian films – dark themes, realism, strong social commentary and compelling. We have now a collection of three contemporary Scandinavian films which have continued the standards laid down by Bergman.  

Firstly there is an exciting thriller with the Danish film Kingmaker having a surprise finish. This is followed by a most dramatic drama, The Riot, concerning Norwegian copper mines in the early 20th century and the dawning and development of the rights for workers. To finish there is a sparkling comedy about a mature couple returning to Rome to celebrate their early days – an homage to Rome and it's art. 

 

Films

Kingmaker (Mørkeland)

Synopsis

This film is a long-awaited sequel to 2004 Danish hit film Kings Game. It is a political thriller and is an adaption of Neils Krause-Kjaer best selling novel, Morkeland. The central character is Ulrik Torp who was once an aspiring young journalist. Now years have passed, and after a period of unemployment and midlife crisis, Torp finds himself interning at his former workplace, Dagbladet. 

When his old colleague and now editor-in-chief, Henrick Moll asks Torp to cover a murder of a young clerk at the Ministry of the Interior, Torp must navigate a new media reality controlled by click-bait and the echo chambers of social media. The very future of Danish democracy is in peril. 

 

Directed and Scripted: Mikkel Serup 
Genre: Drama, Thriller 
 Country of Production: Demark 
 Rating: NA  
 Year: 2024  
 Length: 97 mins 
Cast: Anders W. Berthelsen, Sara Fanta Traore, Mohamed Djeziri 

The Riot

Synopsis

The Riot is an epic historical drama. It is based on the incredible real events at Norway's second largest workplace, where the mine workers struggled under inhumane conditions in the dangerous and dark copper mines. This was the Wild West of Nordic countries. 

Young miner, Conrad Nilsson dreams of a better life. Working conditions are brutal for the labourers and faced with oppression, slave labour and the brutality of capitalism in the early 20th century, the mine workers decide to stand together in a revolt against the mining company and its ruthless and powerful leader, Wennstrom. 

 

Directed and Scripted: Nils Gaup
Genre: Action, Historical Drama
Country of Production: Norway/Sweden
Rating: M
Year: 2023
Length: 106 mins
Cast: Otto Fahlgren, Alexandra Gjerpen, Simon J. Berger

When in Rome

Synopsis

To celebrate their fortieth wedding anniversary, a Danish couple, Gerda and Kristoffer travel to Rome to relive and immerse themselves in the city where Gerda was once an aspiring student. 

When they unexpectedly run into her former art teacher and lover, Johannes, Gerda is reminded of the life she used to live. Their meeting has unforeseen consequences and while Gerda begins to wander the streets of the eternal city in search for her long lost youth, Kristoffer is left out. 

When in Rome pays an irresistible homage to art, love and the eternal city. 

 

Directed: Niclas Bendixon 
Scripted: Niclas Bendixon, Kristian Halken, Christian Torpe 
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance 
 Country of Production: Denmark 
Rating: NA Year: 2024  
 Length: 98 mins 
 Cast: Bodil Jørgensen, Kristian Halken, Rolf Lassgård 

 

Program

10.00 am:  Kingmaker (Denmark, 2024, M, 97 mins) 

11.45 am:  Lunch break 

1.15 pm:  The Riot (2023, MA15+,  106 mins) 

3.10 pm   Afternoon break 

3.40 pm:  When in Rome (2024, M,98 mins) 

5.30pm:  Close 

 

When

  • Sunday, 30 March 2025 | 10:00 AM - 05:30 PM

Location

The Memo Healesville, 235 Maroondah Highway, Healesville, 3777, View Map

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Tickets

$15 Per film

$39 Festival pass (all 3 films)

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