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Göteborg Reveals Lineup With 25 World Premieres, Thomas Vinterberg and Julie Delpy Tributes, ‘Stranger’ as Closing Film
Festival opener ‘Safe House,’ ‘The Girl with the Needle’ 'Love' among nine Best Nordic Film contenders.
Other contenders include the Oscar shortlisted “The Girl with the Needle” by Magnus von Horn, 2024 Cannes Un Certain Regard opener “When the Light Breaks” by Rúnar Rúnarsson, Berlin Golden Bear entry” Love” by Dan Johan Haugerud, San Sebastian-selected “My Eternal Summer” by Sylvia Le Fanu, 2025 Sundance-selected “Sauna” by Mathias Broe, 2025 Rotterdam-selected “Orenda” by Pirjo Honkasalo, and two Swedish debuts set to world premiere. As always filled with film gems from the rest of the world, served to the local audience as alternatives to the best of the best from the Nordics, the Ingmar Bergman Competition will present eight debut and second features ranging from the San Sebastian’s entry “On Falling” by Laura Carreira, to Denise Fernandes “Hanami”, winner of a New Directors’ Award in Chicago. Sweden’s national legend Maj Zetterling who would have turned 100 in 2025 will also be honored with a special retrospective celebrating her “disobedience,” referring to her daring depictions of sexuality and social norms notably in her directorial debut “Loving Couples” which created a sensation in Cannes 1965.
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