Finn Nielsen

The Promised Land (2023)

Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of th ...

The Butterfly Swing (2020)

The story is centered on the stubborn farmer Ernst and his wife Louise who are celebrating their 50th anniversary with a traditional Danish gold wedding for friends and family. However, the family carries several secrets and Ernest holds on to the biggest ...

Out of Tune (2019)

Celebrity financier and jet-setter Markus Føns has been taken into custody. Following a brutal assault by a gang of bikers in connection with some of his more shady dealings, Markus opts for voluntary solitary confinement among the prison's weakest inmate ...

A Fortunate Man (2018)

A gifted engineer flees his austere roots to pursue wealth and success among Copenhagen's elite. As he rises through the ranks of society, the pride propelling him threatens to be his ruin. ...

Jazz (2017)

When Morten makes fun of a female listener on his jazz radio show, she shows up at the radio station and refuses to leave until he apologizes. Together, they embark on a jazzy road trip through the streets of Copenhagen, while an unexpected friendship take ...

The Reunion 3: The Baptism (2016)

Lifelong friends Niels, Thomas, and Andrew go on a breathtaking journey to get to a eventful baptism party ...

Interruption (2015)

Marie is juggling a demanding job as a doctor in oncology and her hectic family life. When she finds out she's pregnant with her third child, she handles it with her customary efficiency. But the stress is more than she bargained for, driving Marie to deci ...

Caroline - den sidste rejse (2012)

'Caroline – the last journey' is a modern interpretation of Caroline Mathilde's marriage to Christian VII, her relationship with Johann Struensee and her subsequent expulsion from Denmark. The film is about a power struggle in a large Danish company. Chr ...

ID:A (2011)

A woman wakes up in a river. Wounded and without memory, then races to elude mysterious followers and recover from amnesia. ...

Little Soldier (2008)

A soldier returning from war is hired by her own father to drive his prostitutes around town. She calls upon herself to help one of them. ...

The Bouncer (2003)

Based on a true story the film tells the story of Svend who fights to save his elderly parents' marriage even though it has made his life almost unbearable. When he meets Lizzie he discovers how big a part of his family's hatred and jealousy he himself is. ...

Fruen på Hamre (2000)

In order to preserve the family farm Hamre, Bente follows her dying father's wishes and marries the brutal landowner's son Gorm. He hunts the young girls on the farm and succumbs to the evil and scheming influence of the marksman Grove. The unhappy marriag ...

The Major (1998)

The Kingdom (1994)

At The Kingdom, Denmark's most technologically advanced hospital, a number of strange and otherworldly events begin occurring, much to the dismay of its doctors and patients. A ghostly ambulance appears and disappears, the voice of a little girl calls to a ...

The Snooks in the Limelight (1994)

Eigil's family is in a dire situation, as they must raise 500,000 kroner by the end of the month in order to remain in their home. This is where the story begins, as Snøvsen and Eigil set out into the wide world to earn money. This takes them to Federico' ...

Frække Frida og de frygtløse spioner (1994)

There is a cheeky Frida hiding inside all of us. Hideouts, secrets, kissing techniques, and dreams of becoming heroes by exposing evil bandits. Parents are just a nuisance, and when you finally want to take care of serving the guests, somehow it all goes w ...

Stolen Spring (1993)

At their 25th high-school anniversary some bourgeois citizens remember their time in school as a happy one. In reality it was quite the contrary. The school was a madhouse in which the teachers, especially Blomme, tormented the students. As a result one of ...

Pain of Love (1992)

A young woman who falls in love with her teacher is hit by heartache and challenges she is not prepared for and struggles to escape her dark frame of mind. ...

The Great Day on the Beach (1991)

It is the adult Gustav Adolf, who tells the story of the momentous day when he as a little boy with his father and mother and the whole staircase, went to the beach to enjoy the pleasures of bathing. We are in 1930s working-class neighborhood in Copenhagen ...

Babette's Feast (1987)

A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late 19th century Denmark. ...

Deilig er fjorden (1985)

For many years, Terje Svahberg saved up to buy a cabin. But then something happened, suddenly and unexpectedly. He became obsessed with boats. And before anyone really knew what was happening, he had made transactions that made him the proud owner of a lux ...

The Smuggler King (1985)

It's the early 20s, just after World War I. In Sweden, restrictions on alcohol are harder than most people like and so, smuggling is abundant. In this particular little town, smuggling is ruled by one man, who is the king of smugglers. The smugglers who wo ...

Tjenstlig tavshed (1984)

When parliamentary officer Bertelsen finds the body of a man in a light box at Christiansborg one day, he is immediately given time off with official silence, while a murder investigation is kept secret from the press. The dead man appears to be an interna ...

Forræderne (1983)

Two Danish youngsters see action in the USSR as volunteers in a special legion under German command in 1944-45. Returned to a camp in their native country, they go AWOL, having first killed a couple of officers. They are now being chased through a wintry D ...

Land of Plenty (1983)

Knud is a farmer and dreams of running the farm together with his wife. He has both ideas and drive, but his finances are not the best. ...

Den ubetænksomme elsker (1982)

Psychological drama about a doctor who, after taking over a practice in a small community, becomes entangled in some of the local intrigues. This has emotional consequences, including his attraction to a young schizophrenic girl and his wife leaving him. ...

Historien om Kim Skov (1981)

The boy Kim moves with his family from the countryside to a ghetto in a big city. He does not do too well in school, and that makes him an easy victim for the hard core bullies in the new school. When the group leader is moved to a private school, Kim is a ...

Kniven i hjertet (1981)

A shy postman longing for a relationship is reading love letters he is supposed to deliver. ...

Danmark er lukket (1980)

In the future, Denmark has been made a nuclear waste dump and the Danish language is banned. ...

It's a World Full of Children (1980)

Susanne, a journalist, and Morten, a cellist, desperately want a child, but are unsuccessful. The situation leads to desperate acts, occasional drunkenness, and solace for her with a discreet lover. ...

The Story of a Mother (1979)

A mother whose child is taken by Death, forces her on a desperate journey to get it back, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's famous fairy tale. ...

Johnny Larsen (1979)

From a working class coming-of-age novel, Morten Arnfred fashioned his feature film to recapture the feel, the sting, the pain, but also the spirit of solidarity of the 1950s in the metropolitan city of Copenhagen: at the center, young Johnny, helpless, ha ...

Children of the Warriors (1979)

A group of children fleeing from a cruel stone age society with violence, exploitation and sexual abuse. ...

Copper (1976)

After a stay in a sanatorium due to violent behavior during an arrest, Detective Karl Jørgensen is transferred to the fraud department. Here, Karl discovers a case involving his ex-wife and her new husband. When Karl begins to investigate the case, he is ...

Girls at Arms 2 (1976)

Hermann works at NATO headquarters in Brussels and is only home on weekends. He is quite a male chauvinist. That is why his wife Merete has not told him that she has pursued a career in the army and become a lieutenant. In Merete's regiment, Senior Sergean ...

The Gangster's Apprentice (1976)

Crime film about a Copenhagen social worker who, out of boredom, seeks away from his environment and into the criminal underworld, which he soon becomes part of - with fatal consequences. ...

Only the Truth (1975)

A woman, Ilse Brehmer, finds the body of a dead man, a journalist. He has been murdered, and later when the body turns up in the harbor, the woman denies everything, even though witnesses has seen her nearby the crime scene. She simply can't remember anyth ...

Girls at Arms (1975)

A comedy about girls joining the army in Denmark. Marianne joins to keep up a long family tradition as her brother won't. Both her brother and her boyfriend find her decision difficult to accept. ...

Fader min (1975)

Tonnemann is a ship painter and a single dad to two kids. He's also deaf and mute, and a really imaginative guy. Every night, his little son Absalon waits for him at the harbor to walk him home through the streets. This is an original TV drama and a popula ...

Me, Too, in the Mafia (1974)

Petty crook "Viffer" Hansen pulls off a daring $10 million swindle selling Copenhagen's Rundetårn to an oil sheikh, then substitutes the loot with expertly forged bills thanks to his counterfeit friend Valde. Hounded by both the mob's Don Luigi, who promi ...

Tilløkke Herbert! (1974)

Alcoholic Herbert's last birthday, experienced through his increasingly deadly drunken stupor. ...

Don Juan (1973)

Don Juan has betrayed and abandoned Donna Elvira, who loves him. Sganarelle, his servant, speaks his mind bluntly: "A great man and an evil man in one person is a terrible thing." TV adaptation of Molière's comedy from 1665. ...

The Man from Swan Farm (1972)

A folk comedy set in a village on the island of Zealand, where a powerful and dishonest businessman tries to trick the traditional owner out of his farm, Svanegården. The businessman wants to sell it to the Germans, but a group of brave people and couples ...

The Heir to Næsbygaard (1965)

Landowner Martin Kaas lives with his grandson Martin at Næsbygård. Martin is an avid horseman. One day, his horse loses a shoe, so Martin goes to see the village blacksmith Mortensen, where he meets the blacksmith's foster daughter Elise. The blacksmith ...