Interested in international film? From May 16 to June 9 Seattle International Film Festival presents a wide range of extraordinary films from all around the world. The program includes many great films from Scandinavia.
The Seattle International Film Festival is back for the 39th time. The festival's mission is to bring people together by presenting extraordinary films from all the corners of the world. Included in this year's program are many great Norwegian and Scandinavian films:
BEFORE SNOWFALL
When his older sister Nermin flees an arranged marriage, Siyar tracks her from Kurdistan to Istanbul. Here a fateful encounter with a young girl creates cracks in his resolve. This film is a dazzling drama that tackles notions of loyalty, dignity, honor, and love. Director: Hisham Zaman Cast: Taher Abdullah Taher, Suzan Ilir, Bahar Özen, Norway/Germany 2012, 105 min.
Sunday May 19 12:30 p.m. at SIFF Cinema Uptown, Wednesday May 22 at 4:30 p.m. at Harvard Exit or Sunday May 26 at 8:30 p.m. at Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center
MERCY
After immigrating to coastal Norway, a German family’s idyllic life is threatened when a car accident claims the life of a local teenager in this beautiful photographed drama.
Director: Matthias Glasner. Cast: Jürgen Vogel, Birgit Minichmayr, Henry Stange: Germany/Norway 2012,132 min).
Saturday May 18 at 9:30 p.m. at Harvard Exit or Monday May 20 at 4:00 p.m. at Harvard Exit.
F*** UP
When his buddy fatally crashes his car into a moose, the titular Jack must recover two and a half kilos of cocaine before it’s too late in this darkly comic Norwegian crime caper.
Director: Øystein Karlsen. Cast: Jon Øigarden, Tuva Novotny, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Atle Antonsen, Norway 2012, 100 min.
Tuesday May 21 at 9:30 p.m. at SIFF Cinema Uptown OR Thursday May 30 at 9:30 p.m. at Egyptian Theatre
THE ALMOST MAN
In this frequently hilarious, engaging, and brutally honest portrait of a 35-year-old man with a definite case of arrested development, Henrik has a new apartment, a challenging job, and a beautiful pregnant wife, which is where the trouble starts. Winner, Best Film, Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
Director: Martin Lund. Cast: Henrik Rafaelsen, Janne Heltberg Haarseth, Tov Sletta, Per Kjaerstad, Tore Sagen, Norway 2012, 80 min.
Wednesday May 29 at 9:30 p.m. at SIFF Cinema Uptown or Friday May 31 at 11:00 a.m. at AMC Pacific Place
TWO LIVES
A former East German spy in Norway has built a family life around a fake identity. With the fall of the Berlin Wall, her happy existence is threatened in this gripping story of trauma, intrigue, and espionage.
Director: Georg Maas. Cast: Juliane Köhler, Liv Ullmann, Ken Duken, Rainer Bock , Germany/Norway 2012, 97 min.
Wednesday June 5 at 9:30 p.m. at SIFF Cinema Uptown OR Saturday Jun 8 at 1:00 p.m. at AMC Pacific Place OR Sunday June 9 at 1:00 p.m. at Kirkland Performance Center
More info and tickets here: http://www.siff.net/