John Martinus

A Royal Affair (2012)

A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever. ...

Pure Hearts (2006)

To the mentally ill Kriss, the world is divided up into 'good and evil', just like in the old B&W melodrama, 'Pure Hearts', which Kriss and his fellow patient, Willy, spend their days repeatedly watching at the psychiatric ward. To Kriss this film is the b ...

Snart kommer tiden (2006)

A surreal story about the married couple Hilbert and Rebekka and their seven-year-old son Granberg. On Rebekka's 35th birthday, their son is sent on a scout trip while the adults celebrate the day with an idyllic lunch in the countryside. When they return ...

Manslaughter (2005)

A college professor abandons his family and his career in order to champion his mistress, a student radical accused of killing a policeman. ...

Stealing Rembrandt (2003)

Two bumbling scrap metal thieves - father and son - steal the wrong painting during a museum heist. The painting turns out to be the only original Rembrandt painting in Denmark, and all hell breaks loose. What do you do when you've got Interpol, the Danish ...

Dancer in the Dark (2000)

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to ...

The Bench (2000)

Kaj is a stubborn man with a great deal of pride. The former chef lives in a council flat. He has wasted his life and is now on a council job training scheme for the long-term unemployed, where he refuses to let the foreman of the activation project boss h ...

The Idiots (1998)

A group of people gather at a Copenhagen suburban home to break all the limitations and to bring out the 'inner idiot' in themselves. ...

Election Night (1998)

On election night we meet Peter, an idealistic young man, who suddenly discovers he has forgotten to vote. On his way to the polls he encounters a variety of taxi drivers, all racist in their way and Peter has to decide whether to stand up for his convicti ...

Wild Flowers (1997)

Denmark in the 70's. The teenager Christoffer's parents Nisse and Maria have decided to move into a commune because they want to try the alternative lifestyle. But Christoffer doesn't like it and has trouble adapting. In school the others tease him because ...

Groovy Days (1996)

Henrik is young and in love and moves with his girlfriend Anne into a commune in the countryside. It is the dawn of the 70's, a time to challenge authority and experiment with relationships. Henrik is challenged too: His role as a man is exhibited and disc ...

Den grønne elevator (1996)

The Jut-Nuts III (1989)

Jacob and Finn run their low-budget private-eye business out of an auto salvage yard. Usually they are woefully incompetent, and on occasion they are inventive, like the time they find a boat captain's dentures. They're broke, so when Finn comes to the att ...

Kærlighed uden stop (1989)

Peter is a somewhat disheveled individual who has sublet his apartment for use as a massage clinic. He has a season ticket for the Danish State Railways and spends his time traveling by train. This gives him the opportunity to meet train stewardess Eva, wh ...

Murder in Paradise (1988)

The nameless journalist from Murder in the Dark receives two shocks in quick succession. First, his good friend Kurt is murdered, and then his editor-in-chief sends him to the provinces! Here, a prostitute has been killed at the brothel "Paradise." An appa ...

Emma's Shadow (1988)

Emma (Line Kruse) is an eleven year-old only child from a wealthy Danish family. Emma's parents seem more interested in their own interests than in her. One evening when Emma overhears her mother talking about how tragic it must be to have your child kidna ...

Murder in the Dark (1986)

A womanizing journalist is on the outs with the cops who want him in jail and a mysterious "thin man" who wants him dead. ...

In the Middle of the Night (1984)

Benny and Arnold are homeless and along with others living on Nørrebro in Copenhagen. The police is set to clear the building they squat in, but on the night of the forced eviction, local acid head Spacy jumps from the sixth floor. ...

The Olsen Gang Goes to War (1978)

Some criminal EU ministers plan to turn Denmark into a gigantic fair ground and holiday paradise. Egon gets his hand at some important documents which could both make him rich and take care of Denmark's future. ...

Bedside Head (1972)

The young headmaster of a boy's boarding school has decided that due to the virility of his young charges, they are a sort of national treasure. He believes that his school should become co-educational as soon as possible. In order to raise funds for the c ...

Without a Stitch (1968)

When a high-school girl complains of her inability to reach sexual climax, her doctor suggests that she keep a diary of her sexual encounters. She does just that and soon finds herself caught up in a sexual merry-go-round that includes making a hardcore po ...