Entertainment News ~ Movies/Series Reviews
Nordic Noir – movies, films, series, shows, etc. Also known as Scandi Noir. It is set in Europe’s successful Scandinavian countries with dark underbelly.
Huset (Prisoner) mini-series is a heart-breaking Nordic tales from Denmark. This Danish show depicts the tough and demanding lives of prison inmates as well as the prison guards.
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Entrapped (Trapped/Season Three) series depicts how past crimes catch up. Notably, this Nordic-Noir crime drama is an entertaining sequel to the award-winning Trapped series.
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Trapped (Ófærð/Season 2) series focuses on a small town hiding many dark secrets. And, this mysterious crime drama is set in a remote port city located in Northern Iceland.
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Borgen-Power And Glory series is about the control and triumph of Danish women politicians. They take centre stage in the contemporary Denmark government institutions.
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The Nurse (Sygeplejersken) is a limited mini-series that narrates a scary and spine-chilling tale. A nurse in Denmark committed those heinous real-life crimes over the years.
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Sisu is a war movie, where wild battle scenes reign. It is a fictionalized version of the historical Lapland War in the 1940s fought between the armies of Finland and Germany.
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Borgen (S1-S3) is a realistic and refreshing political drama. Danish title “Borgen” is also a nickname for Christianborg, a former royal palace and present-day Parliament in Denmark.
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Trapped is a hot Nordic-Noir about riveting crime drama from Iceland. This Icelandic show delves into the lives of people living in a remote town located near the Arctic Circle.
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The Bridge (Bron/Broen) is a superb Nordic Noir from the Danes and Swedes. This great crime tale is jointly financed production between Denmark’s DR and Sweden’s Sveriges TV.
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The Killing (Forbrydelsen) series is a terrific Nordic Noir from Denmark. Sofie Gråbøl plays the protagonist in this Danish police procedural drama series created by Søren Sveistrup.
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The Trip (I onde dager) movie depicts the madcap lives of a dysfunctional couple. Their deeply flawed relationship comes to the fore, as they embark on the holiday trip.
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