'Like a shot of vodka': The Scandinavian Film Festival 2016 comes to Canberra

By Jane Freebury
Updated July 14 2016 - 10:08am, first published July 8 2016 - 11:45pm
The Idealist: A journalist exposes an international cover-up after a nuclear accident in Greenland. Photo: Supplied
The Idealist: A journalist exposes an international cover-up after a nuclear accident in Greenland. Photo: Supplied
Land of Mine looks at the tragic cycles of war. Photo: Supplied
Land of Mine looks at the tragic cycles of war. Photo: Supplied
Land of Mine: Winner of the best film award this year at Gothenburg. Photo: Supplied
Land of Mine: Winner of the best film award this year at Gothenburg. Photo: Supplied
The Fencer: An intimate human drama in the aftermath of World War II. Photo: Supplied
The Fencer: An intimate human drama in the aftermath of World War II. Photo: Supplied
The festival features a sequel to the hugely successful As it is in Heaven. Photo: Supplied
The festival features a sequel to the hugely successful As it is in Heaven. Photo: Supplied
Stirring: As it is in Heaven. Photo: Supplied
Stirring: As it is in Heaven. Photo: Supplied
The Fencer: Finland's official Oscar contender. Photo: Supplied
The Fencer: Finland's official Oscar contender. Photo: Supplied

Arriving with the mid-winter chill, the Scandinavian Film Festival is back on cue this July. By turns bold and beautiful, Scandinavian cinema can be outrageous, funny and frank, and can deliver a jolt, like a shot of vodka, straight to the solar plexus.

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