Only God Forgives divides critics

23. may 2013 | CANNES 2013. Walkouts, boos and cheers. Yesterday's screening of Nicolas Winding Refn's violent Bangkok noir "Only God Forgives" divides the critics who rate the film with 1 to 5 stars.

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22. may 2013. Share your Instagram photos about Danish film around the world.

A tale of two brothers

22. may 2013 | CANNES 2013. The rugged Icelandic landscape frames Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson's short film about the strong bond between two brothers. "Whale Valley" was completed for the short film competition at Cannes with…

Between heaven and hell

22. may 2013 | CANNES 2013. Taking cues from cinematic Bangkok and Eastern mysticism, Nicolas Winding Refn's new film explores a man's search for something to believe in. You might even say the director got some supernatural…

"Pushed Ourselves to the Max"

22. may 2013 | CANNES 2013. So says Lene Børglum, producer of Nicolas Winding Refn’s "Only God Forgives", a low-budget film with a stylised cinematic vocabulary and a star-studded cast.

Refn – Selected films

21. may 2013 | CANNES 2013. He left the National Film School of Denmark at 24, when he got the funding to make his first feature, "Pusher", a breakthrough film for Mads Mikkelsen. Get to know the films by Nicolas Winding Refn…

Cannes magazine out now

16. may 2013 | CANNES PRINT ISSUE. Read interview with Nicolas Winding Refn about his Cannes competitor "Only God Forgives" and much more in DFI's FILM Cannes Issue 2013.

Get the numbers

16. may 2013 | NEW PUBLICATION. 10 minor co-productions were supported by the Danish Film Institute in 2012, while national ticket sales reached 13.6m in total. Get more numbers in our annual edition of Facts & Figures.

I Never Went to a Funeral Where No One Laughed

15. may 2013. The last 10-15 years have seen a steady stream of divorced police detectives and psycho killers coming out of Scandinavia. Now, Mikkel Nørgaard has adapted "The Keeper of Lost Causes" by the…

Copenhagen on the global film map

15. may 2013 | FILM FUND. The regional film fund in Copenhagen has been a long time coming, but on 8 May the fund was finally inaugurated and the board of directors presented. The aim is to put the Danish capital on the…