I have a confession. I was not familiar with the work of Aki Kaurismäki, a Finnish director of legendary status. I certainly am now, as his 40th feature ‘Fallen Leaves‘ comes to UK cinemas in December (thanks to the wonderful … Continue reading The two leads from Aki Kaurismäki’s romantic Finnish fairytale ‘Fallen Leaves’ speak to us ahead of MUBI release
Carmen Curlers is a fun Danish drama set in the 1960s inspired by real events and available now through Walter Presents on All4. Energetic but chaotic businessman Axel Byvang (played by Morten Hee Anderson) is a serial inventor and entrepreneur … Continue reading Nicolai Jørgensen discusses playing Frans in ‘Carmen Curlers’ and his new role in the film ‘Hygge’
Fares Fares is a well-known star to many – his back catalogue of appearances is wide ranging and diverse. He was in the early Department Q series where he played Assad, starring alongside Nikolaj Lie Kaas’ character Carl Mørck. He … Continue reading Fares Fares discusses directorial debut ‘A Day and a Half’ – Swedish thriller out now on Netflix
The eagerly anticipated new Netflix feature A Day and A Half hits our screens this weekend, 1st September! We spoke to the film’s two leads stars – as well as the film’s director Fares Fares, who also wrote the film … Continue reading Alma Pöysti and Alexej Manvelov discuss starring as troubled couple in Swedish Netflix thriller ‘A Day and a Half’
Jonas Strand Gravli has been one of many stand-out performances in the hugely popular Norwegian Netflix series Ragnarok. Alex from Nordic Watchlist spoke to the star about the new series, his character Laurits, and coming to terms with the end … Continue reading Netflix’s Ragnarok star Jonas Strand Gravli discusses the series’ final season
Danish star Ulrich Thomsen is something of a household name when it comes to Nordic film – but we first discovered the Danish star as Kai Proctor in the seriously underrated American series Banshee, which remains something of a cult … Continue reading Danish star Ulrich Thomsen talks to Nordic Watchlist about TV series Trom and his up-coming film roles
Netflix has released its first ever Finnish series to premiere globally. Dance Brothers was filmed in Helsinki and tells the story of two brothers struggling to make it as professional dancers. To help them with housing and income, they set … Continue reading Meet the actors who play the Dance Brothers in Netflix’s fresh first Finnish series
This chilling new series from the producers of The Chestnut Man, begins with a nurse called Pernille starting a new job in a Danish hospital, where she soon befriends a charming, confident, well-liked colleague called Christina. Pernille starts noticing strange … Continue reading We meet the cast of The Nurse on Netflix – a fascinating new Danish true crime thriller
As Alex Høgh Andersen joins his video call with Nordic Watchlist, he’s choosing his background picture, settling everntually on something from outer space. “Howabout this?” He asks. We both agree a sci-fi background is a great option – a genre … Continue reading Alex Høgh Andersen talks to Nordic Watchlist about his new TV Series
Nordic Watchlist had the wonderful opportunity to speak to four of the stars from Netflix’s new Swedish series The Playlist. A six-part fictionalised account that focuses on the people who played key roles in the creation of music player Spotify … Continue reading Who’s Who in Netflix’s new series The Playlist inspired by the story of Spotify