5 Top Picks from the 2023 Scandinavian Film Festival

5 Top Picks from the 2023 Scandinavian Film Festival

5 Top picks from the 2023 Scandinavian Film Festival

Updated: 29 May 2023
Jules Plant

Palace Cinemas is excited to announce the arrival of the 2023 Scandinavian Film Festival, set to take place in Perth from July 20th to August 9th. CEO of Palace Cinemas, Benjamin Zeccola has personally selected five must-see films that you don’t want to miss! Explore a diverse selection of fresh and captivating movies from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Iceland. //www.youtube.com/embed/0Hot2tpLLOc?t=3s

Godland


Award winning writer/director Hlynur Pálmason’s follow-up to his breakout hit A White, White Day is a stunning historical drama about a Danish priest who goes on a pilgrimage across a largely unexplored Iceland in the late 1800s. //www.youtube.com/embed/osXmJdNxesk?t=2s

Let The River Flow


Based on real events, this moving portrayal of the indigenous peoples’ struggle for survival in 1970s Norway follows a young woman’s personal journey to reclaim her Sámi identity. //www.youtube.com/embed/7LSLed7vVOU?source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title

Fathers & Mothers


A humorous portrait of the challenges of being parents to school-aged children, this all-star ensemble comedy from Denmark follows a couple who must navigate hierarchy, rivalry and hidden agendas at their daughter’s new school. //www.youtube.com/embed/n4h5-ObkZUg?source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title

Four Little Adults


A modern love story with touching and funny moments alike, a middle-aged couple on the verge of a breakup decide to open their relationship and enter the complex world of polyamory. //player.vimeo.com/video/809009225?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=8dc7dc

Shadow Island


A pulse-pounding Nordic noir thriller, featuring a cast of up-and-coming talent, in which an aspiring meteorologist sets off to a deserted island in the Barents Sea in search of the truth about his father’s passing.

To see the full lineup of films and ticketing information, visit here

5 Top picks from the 2023 Scandinavian Film Festival - Localista