for 2010 we wait for: HIDDEN (Skjult)

Hidden is the story of Kai Koss who upon the death of his cruel mother unwillingly returns to the small town he ran away from 19 years ago. He is left in charge of the family home and the dark secrets that come with it. Kai soon finds himself tangled up in a series of murderous events that are beyond anyones control and his troubles begin to overwhelm him. He has spent the past two decades trying to forget a tortured past only to find that there are some things that you just cant run from.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

DIE TÜR [2009]

Dark Country [dir: Thomas Jane, 2009]

In his feature film directorial debut, THOMAS JANE (HBO's "Hung", The Punisher) stars in this suspenseful horror thriller. Also starring LAUREN GERMAN (Hostel: Part II) and RON PERLMAN (Hellboy II: The Golden Army). Two honeymooners rescue a mysterious car crash survivor in the Las Vegas desert. But their decision to save the man becomes increasingly regrettable when he turns on them, forcing the newlyweds to do the unthinkable. In a blur of paranormal chaos, the couple must take drastic measures to cover up their actions from the local police, ultimately leading each character to an inescapable fate.

Where the Wild Things Are [2009]

director: Spike Jonze [Adaptation]

The film concerns the imaginary adventures of a young boy named Max, who is angry when his mother, Connie, invites her boyfriend over. After causing one mischievous antic after another, he is sent to his room without supper. Feeling angry and unloved, he then creates a forest bordering a massive ocean, and sails away to an island inhabited by many large imaginary monsters called the Wild Things, who crown him as their ruler. During his time on the island, he befriends the wild thing Carol, who teaches him the meaning of love.

An adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's story, written in 1963, it was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1964. It also won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and was an ALA Notable Book.

Seventh Moon [2008]

Director: Eduardo Sanchez [Blair Witch Project]

Melissa and Yul, two Americans honeymooning in China, enjoy the exotic "Hungry Ghost" festival that honors these spirits. But as night falls, they find themselves abandoned in a remote village and soon they realize the legend is all too real.

Plunged into an ancient custom they cannot comprehend, the couple must find a way to survive the night of the Seventh Moon

When a Man Comes Home [En Mand Kommer Hjem - 2007]

A small provincial town is buzzing with excitement: the town's most illustrious son, a world-famous opera singer, is coming home. Meanwhile, Sebastian, a kitchen boy who is as good as married, falls head over heels in love with the new maid, Maria. Their love affair, along with rumors that the opera singer and the kitchen boy are related, turns the town upside down, threatening to ruin everyone's high expectations and the opera singer's triumphant return.

Flame & Citron [Flammen & Citronen - 2008]

Copenhagen, 1944. Denmark is occupied by Nazi Germany. Flame and Citron are two resistance fighters charged with liquidating Danish informers. By order of their commander, they now consent to kill Germans as well. But when Flame is asked to execute his girlfriend Ketty, an enigmatic Stockholm courier, he questions his orders, wondering who Ketty really is. In the struggle for freedom, all zones appear grey, and it becomes increasingly unclear who is friend and who is foe. Based on true events.

White Night [Baek Ya Haeng - 2009]

Two children who commit murder in self defense, 14 years later are still followed by the detective having the case, trying to catch them. White Night is based on a story by Japanese writer Higaishino Keigo, who has already had a number of stories adapted for the screen in Japan.

Worlds Apart [To verdener - 2008]

Sara is a teenager who lives with her family, who are Jehova's Witnesses. The family's devout image is questioned when the parents divorce as a consequence of the father's infidelity. One night at a party Sara meets Teis, an older boy who takes an interest in her. Teis is not a Witness, and their relationship is rejected by her father, but Sara falls in love and begins to doubt her faith. Facing ostracism from her faith and family, Sara must make the toughest choice of her young life.

Camping [2009]

A grief-stricken dysfunctional family goes camping.

Ae-ja [2009]

Park Aeja (Choi Kang-hee) was known as the Tolstoy of Busan when she was in high school. Dreaming of a career as a professional novelist, she moves to Seoul after graduation. Years later, Aeja is a 29-year-old woman with huge debts and a boyfriend who is cheating on her.

But Aeja remains confident and proud of herself. That is, except in front of her mother, Young-hee (Kim Yeong-ae), who disapproves of her daughters wild and free-spirited life. On her brothers wedding day, Aeja plans revenge on her mother by staging a surprise event that nearly ruins the happy ceremony. Aeja is pleased with the results, but later that day she gets a phone call from the hospital saying her mother has collapsed.

Exhausted [2009]

There is a girl nearby the factories. The man discovers her, feeds her, and makes her a prostitute. A woman appears and becomes very close friend with the girl. However, their friendship does not last long. The girl comes back to the man.

You The Living

You, the Living is a film about humankind, its greatness and its baseness, joy and sorrow, its self-confidence and anxiety, its desire to love and be loved.