Films featured in the 2014 Blu-ray box Feature films

Avalon

Janne, a 60-year-old party organizer intending to run a nightclub during a major tennis tournament, is hanging out with his recently divorced older sister, Jackie. When an accident turns his life on its head, Janne, under pressure from those around him, embarks on a desperate search for a way out.

Director: Axel Petersén Appearances: Johannes Brost, Peter Carlberg, Léonore Ekstrand Released: 2012 Duration: 79 min.

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Behind Blue Skies Original title: Himlen är oskyldigt blå Martin escapes his alcoholic father for the summer job of his life at the exclusive Royal Yacht Club in the idyllic archipelago of in 1975. He meets true love for the first time and is being groomed by Gösta, a playboy in the centre of high society. Martin is inevitably drawn into one of the greatest scandal of all times in Swedish crime history.

Director: Hannes Holm Appearances: Bill Skarsgård, Peter Dalle, Josefin Ljungman, Adam Pålsson Released: 2010 Duration: 107 min

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Big Boys Gone Bananas!* A major corporation sees its brand defiled and reacts with full force. Dole sued Fredrik Gertten for his film Bananas!*, unleashing an arsenal of strong-arm tactics, media control and PR spin. In Big Boys Gone Bananas!* we follow the events, and a clear picture emerges of just what freedom of speech is up against. Director: Fredrik Gertten Released: 2011 Duration: 87 min

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Call Girl

Stockholm, late 70s. The model utopian society. But within a stone’s throw of government buildings and juvenile homes lies the seductive, glittery and dirty world of sex clubs, discotheques and apartments used for illicit rendezvous. Call Girl tells the story of how young Iris is recruited from the bottom rung of society, into a ruthless world where power can get you anything. Director: Mikael Marcimain Appearances: Sofia Karemyr, Simon J Berger, , Sven Nordin, David Dencik Released: 2012 Duration: 140 min

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Palme

It’s 25 years since the February night when Olof Palme was shot dead on the streets of Stockholm, changing forever overnight. Palme is the film about his life and times, and about the Sweden he helped to create. A man who changed history. Director: Maud Nycander, Kristina Lindström Released: 2012 Duration: 105 min

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The Ice Dragon Original title: Isdraken

The Ice Dragon is an adventure about Mik, aged 11, and his quest for a new home. Mik runs away on an ice dragon, owns a cat factory, befriends brothers Bengt and Bertil, falls in love for the first time and eventually finds his way home. Director: Martin Högdahl Appearances: Philip Olsson, Feline Andersson, , Malin Morgan, Hampus Andersson, William Nordberg Released: 2012 Duration: 73 min

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The Last Sentence Original title: Dom över död man

Torgny Segerstedt was one of the leading journalists in Sweden in the 20th century. He fought a one man battle against the Nazi regime until his death in 1945 and during these times his private life was marked by a world of chaos. is both a psychological love story and a portrayal of the political situation at that time. A dramatic tale about a man who couldn´t be silenced Director: Appearances: Jesper Christensen, Pernilla August, Ulla Skoog, Björn Granath Released: 2012 Duration: 124 min

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TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard TPB AFK is a documentary about three computer addicts who redefined the world of media distribution with the file-sharing network The Pirate Bay. Just how did hacker Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Internet activist Peter Sunde and beer aficionado Fredrik Neij cause the White House to threaten the Swedish government with trade sanctions? Director: Simon Klose Released: 2012 Duration: 81 min

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ANDERS & HARRI

Anders and Harri are best friends. They share the interest for music. Anders is also very fond of trains. They decide to go to Getå, where the biggest train-accident in Sweden took place in 1918. A film about friendship, fears, trains. And suddenly there is music in the air.

Directors: Åsa Blanck/Johan Palmgren Duration: 13 min Released: 2008

Preview: http://vimeo.com/89405372

Coffee time Original title: Elvakaffe

Four elderly ladies get together for coffee. They sip from elegant china while discussing Viagra, orgasms and quickies. Nothing’s off the table as they reminisce about the past and revel in the sexual revolution that’s come up around them, empowering their pleasure well into their twilight years. Director: Maria Fredriksson Duration: 14 min Released: 2013

Preview: http://vimeo.com/89405470

Glenn, the Great Runner

Glenn, the great runner, is about to compete. The question is, will he get the support he needs?

Director: Lisbet Gabrielsson Duration: 3 min Released: 2004

Preview: http://vimeo.com/89405601

Las Palmas A middle-aged lady on a holiday in the sun tries to make new friends and have a good time. The role is played by a one-year-old girl, the rest of the cast are marionette puppets.

Director: Johannes Nyholm Duration: 14 min Released: 2011

Preview: http://vimeo.com/89405532

Little Children, Big Words Original title: Små barn, stora ord

When it’s Alex’s turn to tell his seven-year-old class mates what he wants to be when he grows up an uncomfortable discussion begins about the meaning of an unknown but loaded word. The teacher’s explanation reveals her own story - a story of victim and offender.

Director: Lisa James Larsson Duration: 12 min Released: 2010

Preview: http://vimeo.com/89405856 Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers

Six drummers participate in a well-planned musical attack in the suburbs. Directors: Johannes Stjärne Nilsson and Ola Simonsson Duration: 10 min Released: 2001

Preview: http://vimeo.com/89405680

Slaves Original title: Slavar

We were abducted my mother, father, sister and me. Then they killed my parents and separated me from my sister. I was five, Abuk tells us in a low voice. I stayed with one of the men who kidnapped us and took care of his goats. Slaves is about Abuk, nine, and Machiek, fifteen. Like thousands of other children they were taken from South Sudan by government sponsored militia in Sudan and used as slaves. Directors: David Aronowitsch and Hanna Heilborn Duration: 15 min Released: 2008

Preview: http://vimeo.com/89405929

Tussilago

West German terrorist Norbert Kröcher was arrested in Stockholm on March 31, 1977. He was leading a group planning to kidnap Swedish politician Anna-Greta Leijon. A number of suspects were arrested in the days following. One of the people arrested was Kröcher's ex-girlfriend, "A". This is her story...

Director: Jonas Odell Duration: 14 min Released: 2010

Preview: http://vimeo.com/89405763 SHORT FILMS FOR CHILDREN IN THE 2014 FILM PACKAGE

ASTRID

Astrid, 11 years, wants to decide on her own. Her mother thinks too young. This particular day Astrid revolts and takes off to have a day on her own with her friends. High on her freedom she bargains for a little more than she can handle. When the day is over Astrid has a problem she needs to solve. “Astrid” is a study in freedom, responsibility and our fear of guilt and shame.

Director & writer: Fijona Jonuzi Duration: 15 min

Preview: http://vimeo.com/89384226

Booo

The lonely but happy rabbit Booo meets three daring rabbit friends. The three daring rabbits make foolish things daring. And Booo does it in his own prudent way. The three rabbits laugh at him. But when they get in trouble with a dog Booo solves it.

Director, design, storyboard, animation, backgrounds: Alicja Jaworski Duration: 7 minutes Released: 2008

Preview: http://vimeo.com/89384260 Eating Lunch Original title: Äta lunch

15 year old Klara is about to eat lunch with four other youngsters at the Eating Disorder Clinic under supervision of nurses. They have 30 minutes to eat up.

Director: Sanna Lenken Duration: 13 minutes Released: 2012

Preview: http://vimeo.com/89384289

I am round Original title: Jag är rund

Like everyone else Mathilda is born round. Unlike everyone else she can’t become quadratic. She grows up as an outsider in a square world with only the moon to comfort her when times are hard.

Once she grows up, she tries to adapt to the quadratic standards but without success. One day at her dull and boring 9-5 work she finally meet Alex. He is just like she is. Round.

Director: Mario Adamsson Duration: 14 minutes Released: 2011

Preview: http://vimeo.com/89384341 The Swedish Meatballs Original title: Köttbullarna

An animated film for children about a young meatball who discovers the world with his family in a simple and dramatic form. It will bring up important issues about human values and emotions.

Director: Johan Hagelbäck Duration: 5 minutes Released: 2011

Preview: http://vimeo.com/89386926

Trucks and Meatballs Original title: Köttbullarna och lastbilarna

This film is about seeking contigency, trying to impress and to comfort little sad meatballs. Does appearance and colour really matter? Anyhow, the most fun happens when you're playing together.

Director: Johan Hagelbäck Duration: 5 minutes Released: 2011

Preview: http://vimeo.com/89384435 Unruly Original title: Banga inte

It’s the last year of the 90’s and the last days of Spring break.15-year-old Mickan and her girlfriends are hanging out with a smaller group of teenagers, where Mickan meets Leon, who has a reputation about him for being a ”player”. But who is the slut and who really gets played?

Mickan and her best friends find themselves in situations where the fun turns serious, the unjust hierarchies and norms are being questioned, with their friend- ship being put at stake. In an environment where violence and power rates higher than respect or love, Mickan tries to define what is right and what is wrong...

Director: Fanni Metelius Duration: 15 minutes Released: 2011

Preview: http://vimeo.com/89384412