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Kissed by Winter (2005) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Vinterkyss
other title: Kuss des Winters / Vinterkyss
Following her son's death, Victoria moves to a small community to work as a doctor at the local clinic. She attempts to forget and move on with her life but finds it impossible when a local boy is found dead in the snow and Victoria must tell the boy's parents. Police quickly explains it as an accident but Victoria finds that there is something strange about the whole affair.
Houdinis hund (2002) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb
Houdinis hund
other title: 胡迪尼的獵犬 / Houdini's Hound
"Houdinis Hund" is a Norwegian short which deserved the prize as the best short movie in Berlin International Film Festival.
The title means "The dog of Houdini", you know the very well-known escapist Harry Houdini.
Klara and Frederik are cousins and they waste their summer doing kid things like to steal a bone to a "fearsome" dog...which eventually is just a small lovable puppy dog.
Frederik is an admirer of Houdini the Magician and asks Klara to tie his hands with a rude rope and to bury him under the sand of the beach where they are spending their holidays.
He tries to untie his hands but will he manage to get it?
Maybe he needs some help...maybe not. Is it magic or is it chance?
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Rosemari (2016) [Movie] Douban TMDB WikiData IMDb
Rosemari
other title: 罗丝玛丽 / Framing Mom
Multi-award winning director Sara Johnsen helms an all-female cast of rising and established Norwegian stars for this entertaining exploration of love, sex and what it means to be family.
In the middle of her wedding reception, bride Unn Tove (Tuva Novotny, The King’s Choice Scandi FF 2017, Nobel) finds a newborn baby abandoned in the hotel bathroom and unsure of what to do, turns her over to Child Services. Sixteen years later, a young and energetic girl shows up at her doorstep. It’s Rosemari (Ruby Dagnall, Skam), the baby from the wedding; she wants Unn Tove’s help to find her parents. Unn Tove, who is now a famous journalist on a popular television show sees an opportunity for a story and agrees to help Rosemari. Setting out on the road, together they unravel a story about a young couple’s unrestrained love, an eccentric ex-boxer, and a mother covering up her life’s biggest secret. A touching and upbeat story about what makes us who we are.