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| Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. Photo Jose Hermosillo ©2018 Festival in LA |
The Scandinavian film festival will entertain Los Angeles audiences the weekends of Jan. 5-6 and 19-20 at the Writers Guild Theater, located at 135 S. Doheny Dr. in Beverly Hills.
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| Border, Sweden. |
Festival in LA highly recommends the European trolls sensation “Border” from Sweden. This fantastic film is one of the Oscar® semi-finalists in the Best Make-Up Category.
The festival screens the tremendously praised Danish thriller “The Guilty.” This film is shortlisted in the Best Foreign Language Film Category. Its director, Gustaf Möller, will be there for a Q&A.
“Becoming Astrid” is another unmissable film. The biopic of a teenager Swedish writer. Astrid Lindgren focused on children's books. Her credits include the creation of the Pippi Longstocking series.
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| Gustaf Möller, director "The Guilty." Photo: José Alberto Hermosillo. ©2019 Festival in LA |
The Finish director Aku Louhimies will participate in a discussion after the presentation of “The Unknown Soldier.”
The Director of the critically acclaimed Norwegian historical drama “The 12th Man,” Harald Zwart will be present as well.
Other Oscar® submissions include: “Euthanizer” from Finland, “To Be Continued” from Latvia, “Woman at War” from Iceland, “What Will People Say” from Norway, and “Take It or Leave It” from Estonia.
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| "Wonderful Losers" from Lithuania. |
Another must-see submission is “Wonderful Losers” from Lithuania. The magnificent documentary describes the lives of those cyclists who sacrifice their careers to help their teammates win a race in European competitions.
The Nordic fest closes with two magnificent films, “July 22” from Norway, a story about a terrorist attack in a political rally on the island of Utøya.
Also, “One Last Deal” from Finland. A beautiful story of an Art Dealer trying to redeem himself from his mistakes of the past in the auction business.
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| Buffet from Chef Sirpa Welch |
The Gala Passport price is $140.00 for all the movies. Individual screening tickets cost $12.00.
Once again, Angelinos can get exposed to some of those beautiful movies from the Nordic countries at the Scandinavian Film Festival L.A.
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| Children having fun at the Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. Photo Jose Hermosillo ©2018 Festival in LA |
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| Film critic Jose Alberto Hermosillo at the Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. Photo: Wilki Image ©2018 Festival in LA |
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