Bordertown Season 3: Intense Finale Review
Intense is very much the go-to word for Nordic Noir, the entire genre known for its deep, brooding storylines, but in Bordertown Season 3 (its final series), intensity is taken to a whole new level. Those who have followed the exploits of Detective Inspector Kari Sorjonen in the previous two series, perhaps won’t be surprised… Continue reading Bordertown Season 3: Intense Finale Review
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Unravel the Mystery of ‘Isolated’ on Walter Presents
It says much about geopolitical tensions in the world that many Nordic TV shows, films, and books now include a Russian-threat subplot. So, it is with the eight-part Finnish TV series Isolated, now showing as part of the Walter Presents strand on Channel 4.
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Little Siberia – Netflix Film Review
If you’ve read any of Antti Tuomainen’s books, you’ll quickly get a sense of his style. It’s almost like the Coen Brothers wrote Finnish crime novels. There’s a quirky sense of humour that permeates his work, inevitably some violence along the way and plenty of troubled lead characters for whom the future is uncertain. The… Continue reading Little Siberia – Netflix Film Review
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Evilside Review – New Walter Presents Series
A small, isolated town seemingly fuelled by gossip and the church. A chilly welcome to “mainlanders”. School bullying. Ableist discrimination. A persistent fear of the occult. LARPing. A detective with a series case of burnout. Walter Presents: Evilside is a new six part series that really does throw everything at you. In a tiny, snow-capped… Continue reading Evilside Review – New Walter Presents Series
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Four Little Adults – Film Review
There is a Nietzsche quote about the lack of friendship, not a lack of love, that renders a marriage unhappy. Matias and Juulia, the middle-aged, married Finns at the centre of Selma Vilhunen’s Four Little Adults seem to possess both love and friendship in abundance. And yet, their marriage is unhappy enough for Matias to… Continue reading Four Little Adults – Film Review
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The Echoes of Lost Identity: A Review of the Skolt Sámi Film Je’vida
Who am I, where do I come from? It is the most fundamental of questions but one, that for many, doesn’t have a straightforward answer. For members of Finlands’ Skolt Sámi community, it is not only a fundamental question but a painfully traumatic one. In the first-ever Skolt Sámi dialect film Je’vida, writer and director… Continue reading The Echoes of Lost Identity: A Review of the Skolt Sámi Film Je’vida
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Guardians of Green: The Story Behind ‘Once Upon a Time in a Forest’
In one of our first interviews from the incredibly successful Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival we got to speak to director Virpi Suutari about her beautiful film Once Upon a Time in a Forest. The film follows young Finnish activists Ida and Minka champion the preservation of their country’s expansive forests, challenging the timber industry’s giants… Continue reading Guardians of Green: The Story Behind ‘Once Upon a Time in a Forest’
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The two leads from Aki Kaurismäki’s romantic Finnish fairytale ‘Fallen Leaves’ speak to us ahead of MUBI release
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 folk over at MUBI). Fallen Leaves is set in modern-day Helsinki, where Ansa and Holappa,… Continue reading The two leads from Aki Kaurismäki’s romantic Finnish fairytale ‘Fallen Leaves’ speak to us ahead of MUBI release
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Kreeta Salminen stars in new series Enemy of the People on Walter Presents
Alex spoke to Finnish actress Kreeta Salminen, star of Walter Presents new series Enemy of the People. The series aired in the UK at the beginning of August and has already proved to be a hit. Nordic Watchlist: Let us start off by finding out more about the character you play in Enemy of the… Continue reading Kreeta Salminen stars in new series Enemy of the People on Walter Presents
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10 Nordic TV series based on true events
With three new Nordic series being released based on true events we pick out some of our favourites and which new ones to look out for – here is our 10 Nordic TV series based on true events. The Investigation | Denmark | AMAZON | Available to Buy The Investigation was a huge series when… Continue reading 10 Nordic TV series based on true events
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Four fantastic Finnish films available now on BFI Player
Girls Girls Girls The Finnish long-listed entry for the Academy Awards, this feel-good romantic feature has fantastic performances from its three young leads. We first caught this film almost a year ago now when it was featured at BFI Flare and we are delighted to see the film has made it onto BFI Player and… Continue reading Four fantastic Finnish films available now on BFI Player
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Meet the two detectives in new Finnish series Helsinki Crimes on Walter Presents
The Walter Presents platform brings us a new crime series this month – Helsinki Crimes follows two detectives as they deal with a variety of crimes, set in Finland. We spoke to the show’s two lead stars Olli Rahkonen and Olga Temonen. Nordic Watchlist: Tell us a little bit about your roles in Helsinki Crimes… Continue reading Meet the two detectives in new Finnish series Helsinki Crimes on Walter Presents
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Finland’s Free Skate star Veera W. Vilo discusses her film with Nordic Watchlist
Veera W.Vilo is the star of new Finnish film Free Skate which has had its cinema release in Finland. We got to speak to Veera about the film and what to expect. To start with, tell us a little bit about Free Skate and what the story is about. Free Skate is a drama-thriller set… Continue reading Finland’s Free Skate star Veera W. Vilo discusses her film with Nordic Watchlist
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An idea born in a sauna that became a global drink success – the fascinating story behind the quirky Finnish Kyrö Distillery
At Nordic Watchlist we’re not all about film and TV – we like to bring other great Nordic brands and culture to you to add to your Watchlist! And in this case, your drink list. Marc from Nordic Watchlist met Hannah-Leena Huhtala, marketing & communications manager at the distillery, to learn more about the brand… Continue reading An idea born in a sauna that became a global drink success – the fascinating story behind the quirky Finnish Kyrö Distillery
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Finnish director Einari Paakkenen discusses his documentary Karaoke Paradise
Last year we discovered Mads Hedegaard’s arcade playing friends in the excellent feel good documentary Canon Arm and the Arcade Quest this year we have been introduced to a similar feel good documentary with Einari Paakenen’s Karaoke Paradise which featured at this years Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival (CPH:DOX) – we spoke with the director about… Continue reading Finnish director Einari Paakkenen discusses his documentary Karaoke Paradise
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Nordic Watchlist’s Picks of the Month: April 2022
April was admittedly a little quiet on the Nordic front – there were no TV shows released in the UK and only a handful of films – but that didn’t stop us from discovering some top picks to share with you! Get ready for May and June because there are lots of exciting movies coming… Continue reading Nordic Watchlist’s Picks of the Month: April 2022
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Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival 2022: Four films in the Nordic award that examine electro-sensitivity, burnout, karaoke, and the Swedish pandemic strategy
Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival (CPH:DOX) is back for 2022, starting on 23rd March and finishing this coming weekend. This year sees the return of in-person events and screenings all over Copenhagen city, and we flew out there to check it out! We are focusing on just the Nordic Documentaries (Nordic:DOX) award, which features 12 films… Continue reading Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival 2022: Four films in the Nordic award that examine electro-sensitivity, burnout, karaoke, and the Swedish pandemic strategy
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Alli Haapasalo discusses her new film ‘Girl Picture’ which premieres as BFI FLARE this week
Alli Haapasalo is a Finnish writer and director who is passionate about telling strong female-driven stories. Her feature debut Love and Fury was out in 2016 and her second, 2019’s Force of Habit, was nominated for several Jussi Awards (Finnish Film Awards) and won the Nordisk Film Award in 2020. Her latest feature, Girl Picture,… Continue reading Alli Haapasalo discusses her new film ‘Girl Picture’ which premieres as BFI FLARE this week
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As dark Finnish horror ‘Hatching’ takes flight, we speak to director Hanna Bergholm about her cracking feature debut
‘Hatching’ is a compelling new psychological thriller and body horror film by Finnish director Hanna Bergholm with a quirky style and and even quirkier storyline. The main character, Tinja, is a adolescent gymnast who’s desperate to be perfect and please her image-obsessed mother. After finding a wounded bird in the woods, she brings its egg… Continue reading As dark Finnish horror ‘Hatching’ takes flight, we speak to director Hanna Bergholm about her cracking feature debut
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Nordic Watchlist Best of 2021: FILMS
What a year for Nordic cinema! A lot of films finally got releases in the UK and Worldwide, so we could catch up on all the brilliant content out there. Here’s our Top 10 favourite films of this year, (based on release date), and where to access them from the UK. 10. Breaking Surface (Amazon… Continue reading Nordic Watchlist Best of 2021: FILMS
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