29th Göteborg Film Festival (2006)
Göteborg Film Festival 27 Jan - 6 Feb 2006, complete list
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- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobbie RobertsonMuddy WatersNeil YoungA film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band.
- DirectorSturla GunnarssonStarsHringur IngvarssonSpencer WildingStellan SkarsgårdIn Denmark, during the 6th century, Danish king Hrothgar and his warriors kill a troll whose son, Grendel, vows revenge.
- DirectorSuzanne OstenStarsJan MalmsjöGhita NørbyErland JosephsonIn a sanatorium for people in their 60s, Walter meets Virginia and falls in love, but his boyish invitations only upset her. In another attempt to capture her interest he directs "Romeo and Juliet" starring the residents of the sanatorium.
- DirectorDagur KáriStarsJakob CedergrenNicolas BroTilly Scott PedersenA young man spurs romance and helps his friend and himself go through times and struggles of their ordinary life in Denmark.
- DirectorNiels Arden OplevStarsBent MejdingAnders W. BerthelsenJens Jørn SpottagA boy, inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., challenges a repressive school authority in 1969 Denmark.
- DirectorAmir ChamdinErik EgerStarsNina PerssonAmir ChamdinJulia AleniusImmigrant Juan meets Finnish tango singer Juli in the summer of 1975 in Stockholm, and romance blooms.
- DirectorAleksi MäkeläStarsJasper PääkkönenElina HietalaJuha VeijonenA ski jumper descends from winning 4 Olympic Gold Medals, to serving two years for stabbing a relative. Careers as a stripper and singer, plus five marriages, replete with allegations of domestic violence are fictionalized sympathetically in this dramedy. Alleged exploitation/manipulation of Matti, due to his naivety and gullibility, along with deterioration of his skiing ability due to heavy drinking and bad decisions is emphasized. Many Matti malapropisms a la Yogi Berra, attributed to the Finnish skiing legend, are employed as biopic comic dialogue.
- DirectorUlrik Imtiaz RolfsenStarsEmil MarwaKhawar Gomi SadiqAssad SiddiqueIzzat (honor), the concept of honor in North India and Pakistan.
- DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsMaría Fernández AcheKharl Anton LeighPeter CoyoteA husband and wife tangle with an investigator over her dead brother's million-dollar insurance policy.
- DirectorAnders BankeStarsPetra NielsenCarl-Åke ErikssonGrete HavnesköldVampires terrorize a city in Norrbotten.
- DirectorErik GandiniTarik SalehLooks at the link between Guantanomo Bay and the torture methods used in Iraq. How US forces handle the task of retrieving information from the detainees. Ex detainee Mehdi from Sweden breaks his vow of silence.
- DirectorSusanna EdwardsStarsMårten KlingbergPjotr GiroRobert JelinekA married man and a free spirit find love - and tragedy - in this powerful, bittersweet gay love story that was inspired by a real-life 1997 hate crime.
- DirectorÅsa BlanckJohan PalmgrenStarsFolke SilvénPeter KleinwichsMax WejstorpA substitute teacher working in the suburbs of Stockholm finds himself increasingly disillusioned about his job. He calls his mentor, a 75-year-old veteran, who travels to Stockholm. Together they try to make a difference in the students' lives.
- DirectorJon LindströmStarsPeter HaberAmanda RenbergPer MattssonHomeless man finds a bag with half a million in cash.
- DirectorRafael EdholmStarsAndreas WilsonSara SommerfeldHassan BrijanyJojo is out of money and must work for his stepfather's shady car dealership to pick up a car that belongs to a Russian gangster.
- DirectorAlexander KamionskySam KlebanovVasily MaslennikovThe story of instant volunteers - ordinary people, who in the middle of the chaos, destruction and confusions after the tsunami hit Sri Lanka, decided to act and help victims along the coastline
- DirectorCecilia ParsbergMaj WechselmannStarsK.G. HammarMaj Wechselmann and Cecilia Parsberg travel around Israel and listen to Palestinians' stories about their difficult everyday lives. People whose houses have been destroyed and whose land has either been taken from them.
- DirectorBengt BörjesonStarsBengt BörjesonIvar DahlbergLennart ErikssonA documentary about a Swedish diving club's expedition to the Red Sea in 1955.
- DirectorMai ZetterlingStarsHarriet AnderssonGunnel LindblomGio PetréThree expectant mothers think back over their sex lives.
- DirectorMai ZetterlingStarsIan EllisJoseph RobinsonTwo boys quarrel about a toy pistol. The game becomes serious. On the roof in a skyskraper district they risk their lifes for the toy pistol.
- DirectorVictor SjöströmStarsVictor SjöströmAugust FalckEdith ErastoffTerje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the cruelty of another man. Years later, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on Terje's beneficence, Terje must decide whether to avenge himself.
- DirectorVictor Bergdahl
- DirectorWaldemar J. Adams
- DirectorCecilia ActisA colorful animated documentary on graffiti.
- DirectorEmil GraffmanStarsAndrzej Sielski
- DirectorNina HolstStarsNina HolstMonica Stenbeck
- DirectorMats KarsvallStarsAshraf AshkarMichael BrolinRichard CastefjordThe film begins with authentic statements from American intelligence officials, describing Sweden as a naive country and a home for terrorists. Then we follow a man from the Middle East through the streets of Stockholm. At the American Embassy, an operation starts off. According to their intelligence, the man is a terrorist heading for a terrorist cell. They follow him with advanced equipment, sending their troops out into the streets of Stockholm.
- DirectorJonas OdellStarsMichael BrolinHanna EklöfRebecca HaridiFour people get to tell the story of their "first time", an animated film based on documentary interviews. Contemporary stories and some even from the 1920's range from comedy to tragedy and are remembered with nostalgia, embarrassment or even horror.
- DirectorGorki Glaser-MüllerStarsClaudio SalgadoPamela Cortes BrunaMatias BravoChristmas 1978, Sweden. A Chilean father spends his family's last money on a watermelon. But the excitement is brief when the melon doesn't live up to the expectations. The family peace is now ruined, turning their world literally upside-down in this absurd and tragicomic story.
- DirectorFilippa PierrouStarsEwa FrölingAnki LidénSverre Anker OusdalA frustrated wife, Lydia, gets help from her longtime friend, Rita to deal with her tyrannic husband. The two friends goes on a journey where they tries to get rid of the man, but are they going to succeed without being noticed? And what about the husband, is he really dead?
- DirectorÅsa Maria BengtssonEwa CederstamStarsBob HanssonExamines different ways of telling a story and the possibility of combining these. The film contains documentary, fictional and animated material. Part of the film is shot in Greenland and another part in the antipode New Zealand. "Solid or Liquid" (about water) highlights different aspects of human life, where water, in all its forms, plays a decisive role.
- DirectorJonas Selberg AugustsénStarsJonas Selberg AugustsénStefan SundströmHans VilliusFive young writers have been to a party and missed the ferry home. They lend a rowboat, which has unexpected consequences. On the other shore, the police are waiting with arms drawn. This happened in 1945. This is also happening today. Inspired by Stig Dagerman and Franz Kafka.
- DirectorLinda SternöStarsPuck AhlsellBosse AnderssonVictoria BrattströmThis is a film about the "Countess of Denmark" who like a thunderstorm creates chaos in her surronding. The film begins with her heading to Karen Blixens Africa to save elephants from illegal hunters. She is a female Don Quijote that lives in her own fantasy in the middle of everyone elses reality.
- DirectorJohan Jan JonasonStarsAgneta AhlinBjörn AnderssonAndreas BaggeVintage wines are enjoyed in the Stockholm archipelago when suddenly there is an act of violence. Executive Sven Gnejs doesn't understand but sets out to seek revenge. Outside the estates the world has changed. In a harbour area a foreign fanatic dwells with an army of wooden creatures. A collision seems inevitable, but instead the fanatic sacrifices his own flesh to save Svens's western soul.
- DirectorPernilla HindsefeltIn an old library, two armies of chess pieces are about to start a war.
- DirectorJonas FelixonStarsAxel LindqvistLena B. ErikssonPer Grytt
- DirectorDiana VoxerbrantStarsDariusz KowalskiJoanna LesserBarbara WalkównaA fifteen year old girl, a neighbor and an old Mercedes. A young girl and her grandma hitch a ride with the neighbor, during which the girl finds herself turning into a woman.
- DirectorMartin Lima de FariaAnette SkåhlbergStarsMelinda KinnamanTova MagnussonShanti RoneyAs result of an accident, a young woman can no longer move, but still see and hear.
- DirectorErik Rosenlund
- DirectorLisa AschanStarsPaulina HoltzSøren VejbyAnne HøyerA Polish stewardess who has to spend the night in Copenhagen to board her next flight meets a Danish man who insists on taking her out. The night does not turn out quite like either of them had expected.
- DirectorAnna ErlandssonStaffan ErlandssonStarsStefan SundströmOn a rock in the woods, a clumsy frog dreams of being a ballerina and dancing on stage. This is his own tale of the day his dream nearly came true.
- DirectorDaniel WallentinStarsAnna FurbackenNobuyoshi TaguciGustaf HammarstenIngemar waters the "forbidden plant" and encounters Mebana; a mix between a woman and a plant, who grows up from the earth. Soon Ingemar falls in love with her.
- DirectorLina MakboulStarsUri Bar LevMoshe DayanShadia Abu GhazaliA Swedish film-maker profiles the life of Jordan-based Leila Khaled - the first female hijacker.
- DirectorMaud NycanderStarsErik ErikssonHelena FrykstrandArthur JanovA tour of the Swedish mental health history, via early psychiatry, lobotomy to the outpatient care of today. Caregivers, patients, doctors and experts present their views and opinions, mixed with archive footage. A reflection on a difficult and uncertain science that we still have a lot to learn about, knowledge to obtain and great areas to explore.
- DirectorStaffan LammStarsGöran LammStaffan LammSix episodes about people who all live on the fringes of society. Documentary filmmaker Staffan Lamm pauses before some events in his life. He talks about his family with his schizophrenic uncle as a common thread. The maternal uncle's illness has haunted and worried Staffan over the years, and he reflects on the impact of the legacy and how it inevitably leaves its mark on social life, work and dreams.
- DirectorAnnika Gustafson
- DirectorNiklas HolmgrenStarsFranceska LöfgrenEdward OlssonIngar SigvardsdotterPetra finally returns home from hospital. Her nervous husband and her over caring sister welcome her back. They are going to eat cake together but Petra's six-year-old boy Morgan doesn't want to join them.
- DirectorMikis MazarakisStarsMorgan AllingKim AnderzonKarin BertlingThrough a flow of various scenes and characters we are taken on a trip inside the head of a cab driver, weaving his way both through the city of Stockholm and his own mind.
- DirectorPeter ModestijStarsMichaéla MarmgrenEmily NilssonA woman in a swimsuit moves in the rooms with some flashing fluorescent lamps as the only light source. She notice that someone is following her. Odd and unpleasant, but very smart.
- DirectorJacob StålhammarStarsSarah AssbringJens Lekman
- DirectorCarl Johan De GeerStarsHåkan AlexanderssonCarl Johan De GeerA film about male friendship that cracks. And a settlement with the 1900s patriarchal genius myth. Håkan Alexandersson (1940-2004) was an artist rebel in 60s.
- DirectorPer ZetterfalkStarsLars NorénPer ZetterfalkAbout the Swedish author/playwright/poet/director Lars Norén's creative process. He is one of Sweden's internationally most frequently played and respected playwrights.
- DirectorRichard JarnhedStarsElmira ArikanDorna AslanzadehMohammed AssirIs walking home by yourself dangerous? Is it our imaginations that are causing the fear? Does it matter, once you're afraid? A young woman on her way home at night is getting more scared, the close to home she gets.
- DirectorJohannes NyholmStarsJohannes NyholmA very lo-fi and raw claymation about a nervous clay figure named Puppetboy. The style is very hands on, DIY, but with a precise touch of facial expressions and tense atmosphere. A combination of slap stick and romantic, erotic drama.
- DirectorErich SilvaStarsEric VogeElla VogeAlexandra Arcari GimbdalA man accidentally saves a child's life. The bond between them is stronger than they ever could have imagined.
- DirectorMåns BerthasStarsIda BimerLinda KällgrenGisela NilssonIt is 1962 at Sundsvall's Folkets Hus. In the spirit of the times, with Elvis hairstyles, bell skirts and a jukebox, a drama unfolds during one evening with lied characters and polished surfaces that crack.
- DirectorMaria BolmeStarsLinn AxelzonEva RöseMarie Richardson
- DirectorKalle CarmbackNiklas OlssonStarsNiklas OlssonCatharina HalmedalKalle CarmbackStellan is a very lonely man who, after losing his job, decides to end it all. However, it proves much harder than expected.
- DirectorJenny MasesStarsJan Ove BerntssonThomas GreenMarkus SulkupuruTwo men - a recreation counselor and a prosecutor - meet in an airport toilet and start a conversation. Both men carry secrets, which have unexpected and unpleasant consequences.
- DirectorRosa Rydahl
- DirectorJohan KarrentoStarsHenric MattssonPetra AlmAndré Cerbe
- DirectorJerker JosefssonStarsThomas HanzonAnn-Sofie Rase
- DirectorEva MånssonStarsAndreas JönssonKristina Linder
- DirectorStina ErikssonStarsYlva GallonRasmus LindgrenSaga GärdeSara cannot forget Oskar, no matter how much she wants to. When she's visiting her friend Katrin, Oskar calls Katrin on her cell phone. Sara starts sending Oskar threatening text messages. Tensions run high between the two friends. Finally Sara confronts Katrin: stay away from Oskar. Remembering the place where it all went wrong, Sara returns to Freppe's Bar, where she finds Katrin, Oskar and his friend Henke.
- DirectorManuel ConchaStarsDaniel CvetkovicMona Masri
- DirectorIvica ZubakStarsAida GordonDanny GordonA farewell gets prolonged for different reasons.
- DirectorFred AndersonStarsFred AndersonWendela Dehlin
- DirectorAshkan GhodsStarsChrister FjällströmLars VäringerYohanna IdhaA film-team are shooting a documentary depicting two men buying sex off the Internet. We follow the men as they meet with two women. As the film proceeds the more uncomfortable the situation becomes and the film-team's ethical principals prove less important than getting a good Scoop.
- DirectorPeter PontikisStarsMargareta PetterssonRichard ForsgrenOmid KhansariRichard is a tormented young man who has a long distance relationship with his girlfriend. One day he decides to surprise her with a visit. Unfortunately he can't afford the plane ticket. But he has a plan.
- DirectorVictor LindgrenStarsLeif AndréeNils EnglundPeter HägglövA portrayal of bullying among students, occurring while the school's personnel are present but unable to effectively intervene.
- DirectorMartin KrügerStarsGöteborgs Domkyrkas GosskörMartin JonssonAndreas SvenssonTwo religious fanatics are out on a self -imposed suicide mission. But the tour is not on their side and the intellectual sharpness is quite lethargic. Things go wrong.
- DirectorMikael EmtingerKlaus LyngeledStarsHans Alfredson
- DirectorMilad AlamiStarsLina HognertYour Kids will LOVE these Colorful, "Action-Packed Music Videos" for Learning Multiplication Facts. The "video Series" helps introduce the important learning fundamentals of math to children through a "Fun Mix of Hip Hop Music and Animation.
- DirectorAnna-Carin AnderssonStarsLia BoysenDouglas Johansson
- DirectorChristoffer GlansStarsChristoffer GlansMaria NilssonOne day Christina notices an odd advertisement for a job. How weird this job may be, the high salary matters more to her than what she does.
- DirectorJonas LundbergStarsAgneta JemthSten LjunggrenKarin SvennemA short essay about time passing by and how everyone tries to come to terms with one's memories.
- DirectorLinda SternöStarsBosse AnderssonVictoria BrattströmElsa
- DirectorBeata GårdelerStarsEllen JelinekJesper Malm
- DirectorHenrik AnderssonStarsHenrik BergströmLeif EdlundMikael FjelldalTwo couples spend a weekend in a cabin out in the woods. Soon they are disturbed by lumberjacks. The conflict is inevitable, tree felling rhymes badly with recreation.
- DirectorFredrik EdfeldtStarsPer BurellEva EngströmHannes KaljujärvA sad comedy about a parkworkers denied decay. About friendship, growth and the power of imagination.
- DirectorJens AssurStarsJonas KarlssonReine BrynolfssonVictor NdnuniDavid a 24-year old news-photographer is in Rwanda to report on the genocide. Together with the 30-year-older reporter Mats, he travels through the war-torn country and tries to portray the genocide of Tuti and moderate Hutu's in 1994.
- DirectorPeter BarlachStarsLeon AllingeDan EkborgMaria Kulle
- DirectorLisa LangsethStarsJosef CahoonRickard TauriainenFanny AskerforsAbout getting a pass or fail in today's society, about how far people are prepared to go and about which limits they are prepared to go beyond in order to reach their goals.
- DirectorJon Pettersson