Denmark
Musanna Ahmed takes a look at four films in our first installment of coverage at Denmark’s 2021 CPH:DOX Film Festival.
Shorta is a timely and thrilling actioner with its plot of police brutality and ultimately its message an important one to hear.
Underneath all the comedy and action are moments of real heart and pathos, Riders of Justice manages to balance its brand of pitch-black humour and gore.
While it doesn’t give its audience straightforward answers, Echo offers a kind of diagonal empathy that’s refreshing and valuable.
Despite this film’s boundless originality, one is left with more of a sense of respect for what was attempted than of enjoyment of what resulted.
Vinterberg’s film goes to higher highs and lower lows than expected, proving both heart-achingly sad and outrageously joyous.
Reteaming with star Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round probes and explicates the psychological toll liquor can bear on us.
Overflowing with internal and external conflict, Hans Petter Moland’s Out Stealing Horses is a gently-paced, exceptionally-written, sensory experience.
Exit Plan is a slow burn, but since its stakes are the choice of life and death, every moment is filled with empathy and intensity.
Next Door Spy is a timid animated film but may be just enough for the kids come quiet time.
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An unvarnished character study of an unexpected abuser and the havoc her actions cause, Queen of Hearts is one of the most emotionally draining films this year.
Cold Case Hammarskjöld is entertaining, even if it’s not the bombshell documentary we expected.
Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego’s Birds of Passage takes us to the Guajira Peninsula, a…
Holiday will linger with you long after the credits roll, forcing you to acknowledge the ways in which you are complicit with the behavior of its characters.