Norwegian & Swedish films on SBS one & two

During the month of January SBS television screens a number of Norwegian and Swedish flms. Click on the blog heading for a full list or click the following SBS link: http://www.sbs.com.au/films/on-sbs

Monday, 04 January 2010
SBS two
23:05 Three Suns
Set during the Crusades, a medieval Swedish road movie that tells of a strong-willed woman travelling to rescue her husband, in a countryside ravaged by the plague. A celebration of love and friendship in a time of disaster. Directed by Richard Hobert and stars Lena Endre and Kjell Bergqvist. (From Sweden in Swedish, English subtitles) (Drama) 2004 (Rpt) MA (L,V,A) WS

Tuesday, 05 January 2010
SBS two
21:00 Troubled Water
In tonight's Film Focus Norway, Jan is released from prison where he has served many years for his part in a theft involving the abduction and death of a five-year-old child. Haunted by his past, Jan has sought God and finds a job as an organist in a church. But here Agnes, the mother of the child Jan supposedly killed, recognises him. Directed by Erik Poppe and stars Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen, Trine Dyrholm and Ellen Dorrit Petersen. (From Norway in Norwegian, English subtitles) (Drama) 2008 WS

Thursday, 07 January 2010
SBS two
21:00 Deadline
Based on the best -selling Swedish novel of the same name, an edgy thriller about a workaholic journalist on the hunt for a terrorist bomber. Directed by Colin Nutley and stars Helena Bergström, Örjan Ramberg and Reine Brynolfsson. (From Sweden in Swedish, English subtitles) (Thriller) 2001 (Rpt) M (S,L,A) WS

Monday, 11 January 2010
SBS one
23:50 Get Ready To Be Boyzvoiced
Inspired by the delicious This is Spinal Tap, this rockumentary focuses on the travails, loves and heartaches of a Norwegian boy band called Boyzvoice over a period of six months. Directed by Espen Eckbo, Henrik Elvestad and Mathis Fürst, and stars Espen Eckbo, Kaare Daniel Steen, and Oyvind Thoen. (From Norway, in English and Norwegian, English subtitles) (Comedy) 2000 (Rpt) M (S,A) CC WS

Tuesday, 12 January 2010
SBS two
21:00 Sons
Tonight's Film Focus Norway negotiates the sensitive issue of paedophilia when a swimming pool lifeguard suspects a regular is picking up young boys, and he tries to stop him. Directed by Erik Richter Strand and stars Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal and Christin Borge. (From Norway in Norwegian, English subtitles) (Drama) 2006 MA (A,N,S,V) WS

Thursday, 14 January 2010
SBS two
21:00 Paradise
This Celluloid Crime is an engaging psychological thriller about an aspiring female journalist with a shady past, who lands herself an unexpected hot story and ends up investigating a murder. Adapted from the novel written by Liza Marklund. Directed by Colin Nutley and stars Suzanna Dilber, Helena Bergström and Niklas Hjulström. (From Sweden in Swedish and Bosnian, English subtitles) (Thriller) 2003 (Rpt) M (V,A) WS

Tuesday, 19 January 2010
SBS two
21:00 Gone With The Woman
Tonight's Film Focus Norway is a charming exploration of compatibility. Directed by Oscar nominated Petter Naess, this witty and playful romantic comedy uses Amelie esque sound, music and colour to create a whimsical tale of love. Stars Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Marian Saastad Ottesen and Henrik Mestad. (From Norway in Norwegian, English and French, English subtitles) (Romantic Comedy) 2007 M (L,S) WS