Movies

After the Wedding (2006)

Directed by Susanne Bier, this movie tells the story of Jacob Pederson, a manager of an Indian orphanage who travels to Copenhagen in order to meet with a Danish businessman promising funds for the orphanage. But while in Copenhagen, Pederson discovers a family secret.

The Celebration (1998)

Winner of the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, The Celebration follows a Danish family gathering for Helge's 60th birthday that unravels as Helge's son Christian has a dispute with his father.

Flame & Citron (2008)

Ole Christian Madsen directs this film based on real events surrounding World War II in which Danish resistance fighters, Flame and Citron, take orders from Aksel Winther to assassinate Nazi officers and Danish collaborators. As the story unfolds, the inherent truths of Flame and Citron come to light.

Pelle the Conqueror (1988)

Directed by Dane Bille August, this is the tale of a laborer named Lasse Karlsson and his young son, Pelle, who migrate from Sweden to Denmark to look for work on the Kongstrup farm, but find more than each of them anticipated.