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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival · 2013

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2013

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4 films · 2 reviews

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Concrete Night (Betoniyö)

Review preview for Concrete Night

A powerful piece of work, beautifully depicted.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A youngster receives bad advice from his soon-to-be-jailed older brother.

(Country: Finland, Sweden, Denmark; Year: 2013; Director: Pirjo Honkasalo; Writer: Pirjo Honkasalo, Pirkko Saisio; Stars: Alex Anton, Johannes Brotherus, Teijo Eloranta, Anneli Karppinen, Iida Kuningas, Rea Mauranen, Hannele Nieminen, Mauno Paajanen, Pauli Poranen, Juhan Ulfsak, Jari Virman)

Detective Downs (Detektiv Downs)

They thought Robert was stupid, but forgot an important fact: its the one with the most heart who wins in the end.

(Country: Norway; Year: 2013; Director: Bård Breien; Writer: Bård Breien, Eske Troelstrup; Stars: Ida Elise Broch, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Svein André Hofsø Myhre, Sven Nordin, Liv Bernhoft Osa, Per Schaanning, Kari Simonsen)

Hotel (Hotell)

Drama about a woman who attends a self-help group who are searching for anonymity.

(Country: Sweden, Denmark; Year: 2013; Director: Lisa Langseth; Writer: Lisa Langseth; Stars: Alicia Vikander, David Dencik, Anna Bjelkerud, Mira Eklund, Henrik Norlén, Simon J. Berger, Margita Ahlin, Lisa Carlehed, Karin de Frumerie, Leif Edlund, Mia Eriksson, Fredrik Evers, Johan Friberg, David Fukamachi Regnfors, Åsa Fång)

Sorrow And Joy (Sorg og glæde)

Review preview for Sorrow And Joy

Feels more like an exercise in personal therapy than a fully fledged film.

Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
Filmmaker Johannes and his wife, schoolteacher Signe, try to come to terms with unspeakable grief.

(Country: Denmark; Year: 2013; Director: Nils Malmros; Writer: Nils Malmros; Stars: Jakob Cedergren, Helle Fagralid, Ida Dwinger, Kristian Halken, Nicolas Bro, Helle Hertz, Niels Weyde, Søren Pilmark, Mads Hammer Larsen, Anders Brink Madsen, Henrik Vestergaard, Alexandre Willaume, Martha Kjær Danneskjold Rasmussen, Iben Opstrup Wedel, Johanne Holm)