Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival 2026
The 2026 Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival returns to Palace Nova Cinemas Eastend with a line-up that will warm the winter chill. Showcasing the best new cinema from the Nordic region with fresh new films from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland, there’s an invigorating mix of drama, comedy and the very popular Nordic noir. For the full festival line-up and programme, click here.
Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival 2026 – opening night
Enjoy a food box, drinks, and music on arrival.
Enjoy a food box, drinks, and music on arrival.
Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival 2026 – centrepiece premiere
Enjoy a glass of sparkling on arrival.
Enjoy a glass of sparkling on arrival.
Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival 2026 – closing night event
Enjoy an elderflower cocktail on arrival as Palace Nova Cinemas and the Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival presents Ingmar Bergman's Persona.
Enjoy an elderflower cocktail on arrival as Palace Nova Cinemas and the Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival presents Ingmar Bergman's Persona.
NOR26 Raven's End
From: Jul 22, 2026
A period film that trades nostalgia for an unflinching look at working-class hardship, Bo Widerberg's sophomore feature is set in 1936 in his native Malmö.
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A period film that trades nostalgia for an unflinching look at working-class hardship, Bo Widerberg's sophomore feature is set in 1936 in his native Malmö.
NOR26 Weightless
From: Jul 22, 2026
Winner of the New Directors Competition at the 2025 San Sebastián Film Festival and the FIPRESCI Prize at this year’s Göteborg Film Festival, Weightless is a poignant com
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Winner of the New Directors Competition at the 2025 San Sebastián Film Festival and the FIPRESCI Prize at this year’s Göteborg Film Festival, Weightless is a poignant com
NOR26 The Quiet Beekeeper
From: Jul 22, 2026
Winner of the Audience Award at the 2026 Göteborg Film Festival, The Quiet Beekeeper is a quiet and deeply affecting drama inspired by real-life events exploring love, na
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Winner of the Audience Award at the 2026 Göteborg Film Festival, The Quiet Beekeeper is a quiet and deeply affecting drama inspired by real-life events exploring love, na
NOR26 The Pension Heist
From: Jul 22, 2026
Directed and co-written by Gunnbjörg Gunnarsdottir, The Pension Heist is a highly amusing action comedy about three unlikely women who, after being pushed to the margins
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Directed and co-written by Gunnbjörg Gunnarsdottir, The Pension Heist is a highly amusing action comedy about three unlikely women who, after being pushed to the margins
NOR26 The Love That Remains
From: Jul 22, 2026
This brilliant new film from award-winning writer/director Hlynur Pálmason, tenderly and amusingly captures a year in the life of a family of five, as the parents navigat
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This brilliant new film from award-winning writer/director Hlynur Pálmason, tenderly and amusingly captures a year in the life of a family of five, as the parents navigat
NOR26 The Last Viking
From: Jul 22, 2026
Written and directed by Anders Thomas Jensen The Last Viking is a humorous, intriguing, and devious tale about identity starring Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas along
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Written and directed by Anders Thomas Jensen The Last Viking is a humorous, intriguing, and devious tale about identity starring Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas along
NOR26 The Last Resort
From: Jul 22, 2026
Directed and co-written by Maria Sødahl, The Last Resort is an absorbing drama about a Danish family that must reassess their moral compass when faced with the harsh real
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Directed and co-written by Maria Sødahl, The Last Resort is an absorbing drama about a Danish family that must reassess their moral compass when faced with the harsh real
NOR26 The Kidnapping of a President
From: Jul 22, 2026
From Samuli Valkama and inspired by bizarre true events, The Kidnapping of a President is a blackly comedic drama about the fragility of democracy and the chaos of incomp
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From Samuli Valkama and inspired by bizarre true events, The Kidnapping of a President is a blackly comedic drama about the fragility of democracy and the chaos of incomp
NOR26 The Guest
From: Jul 22, 2026
Trine Dyrholm stars as an estranged mother determined to prove herself in this sharply observed drama about a family trying to hold it together when everything starts to
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Trine Dyrholm stars as an estranged mother determined to prove herself in this sharply observed drama about a family trying to hold it together when everything starts to
NOR26 The Fires
From: Jul 22, 2026
Winner of six Icelandic Film Awards, a box office hit in Iceland, and adapted from the best-selling novel by Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir, this breathtaking thriller dir
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Winner of six Icelandic Film Awards, a box office hit in Iceland, and adapted from the best-selling novel by Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir, this breathtaking thriller dir
NOR26 The Battle of Oslo
From: Jul 22, 2026
A box office hit in Norway, this gripping true story of courage under fire recounts the decisive actions of Colonel Birger Eriksen, whose fateful choice shaped Norway's d
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A box office hit in Norway, this gripping true story of courage under fire recounts the decisive actions of Colonel Birger Eriksen, whose fateful choice shaped Norway's d
NOR26 Tell Everyone
From: Jul 22, 2026
A deeply affecting historical drama from Alli Haapasalo, Tell Everyone is a powerful story of integrity, resilience and resistance, set in late 19th century Southern Finl
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A deeply affecting historical drama from Alli Haapasalo, Tell Everyone is a powerful story of integrity, resilience and resistance, set in late 19th century Southern Finl
NOR26 A Light That Never Goes Out
From: Jul 22, 2026
After a breakdown, 29-year-old classical flute player Pauli returns from Helsinki to his small Finnish hometown to recuperate at his parents' house. Unable to play his in
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After a breakdown, 29-year-old classical flute player Pauli returns from Helsinki to his small Finnish hometown to recuperate at his parents' house. Unable to play his in
NOR26 Persona
From: Jul 22, 2026
Marking the 60th anniversary, we present Ingmar Bergman's radical masterpiece on the big screen – where it demands to be seen. Even before the mid-1960s, Bergman had alre
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Marking the 60th anniversary, we present Ingmar Bergman's radical masterpiece on the big screen – where it demands to be seen. Even before the mid-1960s, Bergman had alre
NOR26 Offroad
From: Jul 22, 2026
Directed and co-written by Danish filmmaker Rasmus Heide, Offroad is a fast-paced, entertaining comedy with a star-studded Danish ensemble. Set under the southern sun of
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Directed and co-written by Danish filmmaker Rasmus Heide, Offroad is a fast-paced, entertaining comedy with a star-studded Danish ensemble. Set under the southern sun of
NOR26 Home
From: Jul 22, 2026
A darkly funny, brutally honest, and unexpectedly tender romantic dramedy, Home tells a story about friendship, failure, and the messy, chaotic ways we try to love.
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A darkly funny, brutally honest, and unexpectedly tender romantic dramedy, Home tells a story about friendship, failure, and the messy, chaotic ways we try to love.
NOR26 Fjord
From: Jul 22, 2026
Direct from the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d'Or, Fjord is a spellbinding drama of building tension starring acclaimed actors Renate Reinsve (Sentim
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Direct from the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d'Or, Fjord is a spellbinding drama of building tension starring acclaimed actors Renate Reinsve (Sentim
NOR26 Elvira Madigan
From: Jul 22, 2026
Drenched in warm, painterly light and forever tied to Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21, this landmark of 1960s art cinema Elvira Madigan remains the purest distillation of
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Drenched in warm, painterly light and forever tied to Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21, this landmark of 1960s art cinema Elvira Madigan remains the purest distillation of
NOR26 Doctor Glas
From: Jul 22, 2026
A stylish psychological thriller from acclaimed director Erik Leijonborg (King & Conqueror), Doctor Glas explores desire, obsession, and moral decay through the eyes of
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A stylish psychological thriller from acclaimed director Erik Leijonborg (King & Conqueror), Doctor Glas explores desire, obsession, and moral decay through the eyes of
NOR26 Butterfly
From: Jul 22, 2026
Starring Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value, Fjord) and Helene Bjørneby (The Worst Person in the World), Butterfly is an intriguing and mystical drama with touches of co
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Starring Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value, Fjord) and Helene Bjørneby (The Worst Person in the World), Butterfly is an intriguing and mystical drama with touches of co
NOR26 Being Bo Widerberg
From: Jul 22, 2026
Directed by Jon Asp and Mattias Nohrborg, Being Bo Widerberg tells the story of the acclaimed and eccentric director Bo Widerberg, who, in the shadow of Ingmar Bergman, b
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Directed by Jon Asp and Mattias Nohrborg, Being Bo Widerberg tells the story of the acclaimed and eccentric director Bo Widerberg, who, in the shadow of Ingmar Bergman, b
NOR26 Árru
From: Jul 22, 2026
From debut director Elle Sofe Sara, the powerful, music-filled new drama Árru follows a family of Sàmi reindeer herders whose fight to protect their Indigenous lands from
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From debut director Elle Sofe Sara, the powerful, music-filled new drama Árru follows a family of Sàmi reindeer herders whose fight to protect their Indigenous lands from
NOR26 Ådalen 31
From: Jul 22, 2026
Against this turbulent backdrop, a young man navigates the defining trials of adolescence, sacrifice and sorrow, first love and bitter loss, all shaped by the shockwaves
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Against this turbulent backdrop, a young man navigates the defining trials of adolescence, sacrifice and sorrow, first love and bitter loss, all shaped by the shockwaves