Movies produced in sweden

Genres: Drama | Horror | Actors: Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Directors: Lars von Trier,  Plot Summary: A couple lose their young son when he falls out the window while they have sex in the other room. The mother's grief consigns her to hospital, but her therapist husband brings her home intent on treating her depression himself. To confront her fears they go to stay at their remote cabin in the woods, "Eden", where something untold happened the previous summer. Told in four chapters with a prologue and epilogue, the film details acts of lustful cruelty as the man and woman unfold the darker side of nature outside and within.

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Genres: Crime | Documentary | Drama | History | Actors: Byron Rosales Romero, Juan J. Dominguez, Duane Miller, Rick McKnight, David Delorenzo, Mercedes Del Carmen Romero, Directors: Fredrik Gertten,  Plot Summary: Juan "Accidentes" Dominguez is on his biggest case ever. On behalf of twelve Nicaraguan banana workers he is tackling Dole Food in a ground-breaking legal battle for their use of a banned pesticide that was known by the company to cause sterility.

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Genres: Drama | History | Romance | Thriller | Actors: Michael Nyqvist, Kate del Castillo, Lumi Cavazos, Carsten Norgaard, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Patrick Bergin, Cristián Campos, Claire Ross-Brown, Lisa Werlinder, Directors: Åsa Faringer,  Plot Summary: The story about Swedish ambassador in Chile - Harald Edelstam - and his heroic actions to protect the innocent people from the execution during and after the military coup on September 11th 1973. We travel with Edelstam during the terrible moments just after the coup and follows his never-ending fight for human rights, law and order. What drove him? And what price did he end up paying for his total commitment? Haunted by his own demons the we experiences on close hand how a womanizer desperately searches to find love again, a task only doable, if he can fight his own past and redeem himself. After saving hundreds - maybe even thousands - he is challenged once more, this time to save his newfound love from the death penalty issued by the regime. Another impossible task and a desperate chase against time. Based on a true story about a man, that did, what all of us only dreams of.

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Genres: Drama | Music | Actors: Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare, Joel Grey, Cara Seymour, Vladica Kostic, Jean-Marc Barr, Vincent Paterson, Siobhan Fallon, Zeljko Ivanek, Udo Kier, Jens Albinus, Reathel Bean, Mette Berggreen, Directors: Lars von Trier,  Plot Summary: Selma is a Czechoslovakian immigrant, a single mother working in a factory in rural America. Her salvation is her passion for music, specifically, the all-singing, all-dancing numbers found in classic Hollywood musicals. Selma harbors a sad secret: she is losing her eyesight and her son Gene stands to suffer the same fate if she can't put away enough money to secure him an operation. When a desperate neighbor falsely accuses Selma of stealing his savings, the drama of her life escalates to a tragic finale.

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Genres: Drama | Mystery | Thriller | Actors: Nicole Kidman, Harriet Andersson, Lauren Bacall, Jean-Marc Barr, Paul Bettany, Blair Brown, James Caan, Patricia Clarkson, Jeremy Davies, Ben Gazzara, Philip Baker Hall, Thom Hoffman, Siobhan Fallon, John Hurt, Zeljko Ivanek, Directors: Lars von Trier,  Plot Summary: The beautiful fugitive, Grace (Nicole Kidman), arrives in the isolated township of Dogville on the run from a team of gangsters. With some encouragement from Tom (Paul Bettany), the self-appointed town spokesman, the little community agrees to hide her and in return, Grace agrees to work for them. However, when a search sets in, the people of Dogville demand a better deal in exchange for the risk of harbouring poor Grace and she learns the hard way that in this town, goodness is relative. But Grace has a secret and it is a dangerous one. Dogville may regret it ever began to bare its teeth...

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Genres: Comedy | Actors: Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei, Fisher Stevens, Didier Flamand, Adrienne Shelly, Karen Young, Thomas Lyons, Dean Brewington, James Cada, James Michael Detmar, Kurt Schweickhardt, Dee Noah, James Noah, Michael Egan, Directors: Bent Hamer,  Plot Summary: This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.

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Genres: Animation | Actors: Greg Berg, Greg Berg, Greg Berg, Greg Berg, Joe Cappelletti, Joe Cappelletti, Joe Cappelletti, Joe Cappelletti, Lloyd Sherr, Lloyd Sherr, Lloyd Sherr, Lloyd Sherr, André Sogliuzzo, André Sogliuzzo, André Sogliuzzo, André Sogliuzzo, James Arnold Taylor, James Arnold Taylor, James Arnold Taylor, James Arnold Taylor, Elizabeth Daily, Elizabeth Daily, Elizabeth Daily, Elizabeth Daily, Kate Higgins, Kate Higgins, Kate Higgins, Kate Higgins, Kym Hoy, Kym Hoy, Kym Hoy, Kym Hoy, Directors: Robert Rhodin,  Robert Rhodin,  Robert Rhodin,  Robert Rhodin,  Plot Summary: Junior and Sneaky’s adventure takes them across vast landscapes and into epic encounters with bizarre animals. Along the way, Junior learns that it is possible to merge his passion for inventing with his newfound impetus to defend the forest. As Sneaky taps into an innate bravery he never knew he had, Slim battles an identity crisis, and Junior’s mother Svea shatters the preconceived notions of what it means to be a gnome wife.

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Genres: Comedy | Drama | Actors: James Marsden, Lena Headey, Norman Reedus, Kate Hudson, Eric Bogosian, Edward James Olmos, Joshua Jackson, Sharon Lawrence, Marisa Coughlan, Kwok-Wing Leung, Mif, Poe, Vicky Lambert, Kenya Massey, Noam Jenkins, Directors: Davis Guggenheim,  Plot Summary: For a class project, three self absorbed college students decide to do their project on gossip to track it's growth. But, first they need some gossip so one night at a nightclub, they spot a guy (Jackson) and a girl (Hudson) making out before the girl passes out. Around the campus the girl is known for not giving out. The three decide to use that as their base and mix it into her boyfriend raping her when she was passed out. The gossip gets spread to the girl who only remembers passing out at the club. One of her friends suggest that maybe her boyfriend raped her.

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Genres: Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller | Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Claire Danes, Sean Penn, Douglas Henshall, Alun Armstrong, Margo Martindale, Mark Strong, Geoffrey Hutchings, Harry Ditson, Thomas Bo Larsen, Teddy Kempner, Indra Ové, Georgi Staykov, Anna Wallander, Mariann Rudberg, Directors: Thomas Vinterberg,  Plot Summary: It's All About Love is the story of two lovers and their attempts to save their relationship in a near-future world on the brink of cosmic collapse. John, and world-famous ice skating star, Elena, are about to sign divorce papers when they realise that, in spite of everything happening around them, their love is worth fighting for. It's All About Love is a fresh take on modern love and future life as two lovers struggle in a conspiracy of epic proportions.

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Genres: Drama | Horror | Romance | Thriller | Actors: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl, Karin Bergquist, Peter Carlberg, Ika Nord, Mikael Rahm, Karl-Robert Lindgren, Anders T. Peedu, Pale Olofsson, Cayetano Ruiz, Patrik Rydmark, Johan Sömnes, Mikael Erhardsson, Directors: Tomas Alfredson,  Plot Summary: Oskar, a bullied 12-year old, dreams of revenge. He falls in love with Eli, a peculiar girl. She can't stand the sun or food and to come into a room she needs to be invited. Eli gives Oskar the strength to hit back but when he realizes that Eli needs to drink other people's blood to live he's faced with a choice. How much can love forgive? Let The Right One In is a story both violent and highly romantic, set in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg in 1982.

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Genres: Drama | Actors: Perry Dizon, Gael García Bernal, Thomas McCarthy, Eliezer Meyer, Seth Mpundu, Jan David G. Nicdao, Martin Delos Santos, Natthamonkarn Srinikornchot, Maria Esmeralda del Carmen, Rudina Hatipi, Marife Necesito, Sophie Nyweide, Michelle Williams, Directors: Lukas Moodysson,  Plot Summary: Leo and Ellen are a successful New York couple, totally immersed in their work. Leo is the creator of a booming website, and has stumbled into a world of money and big decisions. Ellen is a dedicated emergency surgeon who devotes her long shifts to saving lives. Their 8-year old daughter Jackie spends most of her time with her Filipino nanny Gloria, a situation that is making Ellen start to question her priorities. When Leo travels to Thailand on business, he unwittingly sets off a chain of events that will have dramatic consequences for everyone.

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Genres: Drama | Actors: Bryce Dallas Howard, Isaach De Bankolé, Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe, Michaël Abiteboul, Lauren Bacall, Jean-Marc Barr, Geoffrey Bateman, Virgile Bramly, Ruben Brinkmann, Doña Croll, Jeremy Davies, Llewella Gideon, Mona Hammond, Ginny Holder, Directors: Lars von Trier,  Plot Summary: In 1933, after leaving Dogville, while traveling with her father (Willem Dafoe) and his gangsters to the south of USA, Grace Margaret Mulligan (Bryce Dallas Howard) sees a slave ready to be punished in a property called Manderlay. The slavery had been abolished seventy years ago, and Grace becomes revolted with the attitude of the owners of Manderlay, keeping slaves in their cotton fields and following predetermined despicable rules called "Mam's Law". Grace decides to stay with some gangsters in Manderlay and give notions of democracy to the slaves and to the white family. When harvest time comes, Grace sees the social and economical reality of Manderlay.

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Genres: Adventure | Family | Actors: Inger Nilsson, Maria Persson, Pär Sundberg, Margot Trooger, Hans Clarin, Paul Esser, Ulf G. Johnsson, Göthe Grefbo, Fredrik Ohlsson, Öllegård Wellton, Staffan Hallerstam, Lissi Alandh, Meta Velander, Siv Ericks, Beppe Wolgers, Directors: Olle Hellbom,  Plot Summary: Pippi Longstocking, a child of incredible strength, moves by herself to a Swedish town with her monkey, horse, and a bag full of gold coins. She befriends two children, Annika and Tommy, shocks the adults of the town, defends herself from bandits, and has a reunion with her seafaring father.

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Genres: Action | Crime | Thriller | Actors: Matthew Settle, Fay Masterson, Currie Graham, Patrik Ersgård, Jay Acovone, Michael Wiseman, Jennifer Jostyn, Siena Goines, Paul Satterfield, Pernilla August, Yun Choi, Alex Zonn, Jarmo Mäkinen, Ola Rapace, Daniela Svensson, Directors: Jack Ersgard,  Plot Summary: Once a promising writer, John Hayson now gets by on the odd writing job. A personal tragedy has left him dispassionate about the world and his work and he lives his life in limbo. In the midst of this existential crisis he attends a high school reunion and meets three old friends; acquaintances he's tried to forget but who now emerge like ominous shadows from his past. Once again, face to face with the love of his life, Hayson tries to right old wrongs and get his life back on track. However, life has other plans, and he realizes that the past is best laid to rest or it might haunt you forever. He soon finds himself embroiled in a nightmarish brew of deceit, passion and murder. Wanted by the police for a heinous killing, he must choose between succumbing to his darkest desires or the light that will renew his faith in himself and his future.

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Genres: Adventure | Family | Actors: Stian Smestad, Gabriel Byrne, Louisa Millwood-Haigh, Trond Peter Stamsø Munch, Bjørn Sundquist, Eva von Hanno, Kjell Stormoen, Karl Sundby, Knut Walle, Harald Brenna, John Sigurd Kristensen, Geo von Krogh, Frank Krog, Joachim Rafaelsen, Guy Fithen, Directors: Nils Gaup,  Plot Summary: Haakon Haakonsen didn't want to go to sea so young, but when his father, a Norwegian sailor, comes home with a badly wounded foot in the 1850s, the Haakonsen family finances require him to enlist as ship boy aboard a British ship under Royal Navy authority. After some hazing he buckles up to learn the hard work and gets accepted by the rough crew. Then Royal Navy lieutenant John Merrick is welcomed to take charge of security on a long voyage to Sidney and Calcutta, trough pirates-infested waters, but Haakon mistrusts him after finding he packed concealed weapons; indeed Merrick secretly poisons the captain. Haakon and his guardian angel, dad's best mate Jens, were about to feel the claw of the cat for helping a stowaway when a rock wrecks the ship. Haakon washes up an island where he finds a pirates treasure and weapons.

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Genres: Comedy | Crime | Drama | Actors: Jason Schwartzman, Mickey Rourke, Brittany Murphy, John Leguizamo, Patrick Fugit, Mena Suvari, Chloe Hunter, Elisa Bocanegra, Julia Mendoza, China Chow, Nicholas Gonzalez, Deborah Harry, Josh Peck, Charlotte Ayanna, Eric Roberts, Directors: Jonas Åkerlund,  Plot Summary: An out-of-control speed freak (Schwartzman) is introduced his drug of choice's creator (Rourke) by his dealer (Leguizamo). A massive three-day adventure ensues (with Fugit, Murphy, and Suvari in tow).

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Genres: Comedy | Drama | Actors: Evan Ellingson, Cary Elwes, Illeana Douglas, Katie Cassidy, Chris Pratt, Katie Finneran, Anson Mount, Clayne Crawford, Kenneth Choi, David Wilbur, Katrina Begin, Matthew Allen, Ed Begley Jr., Chris Byrne, Antonio Caballero, Directors: Matthew Allen,  Plot Summary: This quirky comedy stars Cary Elwes as Erik Naybor, a motivational speaker and life coach who keeps his family on their toes with a rigorous schedule of physical exercises and psychological techniques. He seems on top of his game, not to mention his family's lives, until a delinquent nephew shows up who has info on Erik's not-so-perfect past. Suddenly, it looks like the rigid structure that Erik has built his life around may not be as sturdy as he thought.

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