Sweden
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In the tradition of Trainspotting and Pulp Fiction, Slim Susie is a "gangster comedy," set in a rural Swedish town with an assortment of original oddballs. For years, Erik has lived in Stockholm, after moving away from his dull hometown where it wasn't even possible to see a film all the way to the end. Now, he returns to his boyhood home upon discovering that his younger sister, sweet, innocent Susie, is missing. But home is not what it used to be; it is far from what Erik remembers.
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Magnus is definitely leery about his high school reunion and does not have much of a desire to go back to his so-called "glory days." There is, however, one reason to face the risk of humiliation by the people he never wants to see again-and her name is Hillevi. Hillevi was the class rebel. For reasons unknown to Magnus, Hillevi chose him as the guy she wanted to be with. Magnus had dreams of running away with Hillevi, but when he missed his one chance to go with her, she left, never to be heard from again.
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Nicklas has it all: intelligence, excellent grades, and a plan to follow his dreams of joining a creative writing program in London. Unfortunately, the night before he is going to leave, he runs into Anneli and her gang, who end the evening with a beaten Nicklas on the forest floor. Back at school the next day, Nicklas realizes there is something wrong. No matter how hard he tries to reach them, the students and teachers simply ignore him.
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A Song for Martin is acclaimed director Bille August's most intimate and possibly most challenging work to date, focusing on an intimate tale of a mature love affair gone tragically off-key. Barbara, a middle-aged violinist, goes through the motions in an indifferent marriage. After Martin, an esteemed composer, shows an interest in her, they embark on a secretive relationship. Barbara soon divorces her husband and further alienates her grown children by marrying Martin.
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Under the Sun is a lush and sensuous film about love, trust, time, and the quiet depth of loneliness. Set in the strikingly beautiful, sun-drenched rural countryside of Sweden, the story finds Olof, a lonely, secretly illiterate egg farmer, taking out a help wanted ad. "Lonely farmer, 39, own car. Seeks young lady housekeeper. Photograph appreciated." Having lived alone since the death of his mother, Olof is looking for more than just a live-in maid. He finds the beautiful and elegant Ellen, who has a few secrets of her own.
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Solveig has a dream. She wants her tiny church choir to one day perform Bach's Christmas Oratorio. Not only is Solveig the one true singer in the choir,but also she is the one true light of her husband's and son's lives. Tragically, her light is snuffed too soon, leaving her dream unfulfilled and her husband and son to search for the light elsewhere. Eventually Solveig's husband, Aron, falls in love with a woman he has met only through the mail. The longing for the light he once knew with Solveig slowly tears him away from reality.
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Lina has everything a 15 -year-old would want and one thing she doesn?t?her virginity.
Poor Lina. About to graduate from junior high and she?s never had . . . you know. Her expectations about sex are a bit skewed. When her friends set her up with high school hunk, Danne, it looks like her worries are over. Sadly, Danne turns out to be as sexually sophisticated as a . . . high school kid.
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Neslted in the far north of Sweden is the town of Ensamheten (Solitude). It is a town occupied by sixteen inhabitants, all of which are related, and all of which have a similar passion: armwrestling.