Summer Film Festival

We’re happy to announce a new edition of the Summer Film Festival at Springhaver. All summer long we give you a new chance to watch the must-see movies of the year. Rewatch your favorites or check out the ones you’ve missed for the first time on the big screen.

The Summer Film Festival kicks off with A New Kind Of Wilderness on June 26. All movies shown during the Summer Film Festival are spoken in English or have English subtitles. Tickets and screening times are available each Monday before the release.

Programme

A New Kind of Wilderness
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A New Kind of Wilderness

On a secluded, idyllic farm deep in the forests of Norway, the Payne family lives wild, free, and self-sufficient. Maria and Nik homeschool their children, Ulv, Falk, Freja, and Ronja, and strive to build a close-knit family life in harmony with nature. But a tragic event abruptly shatters their peaceful world, forcing the family onto a new path toward modern society.

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The Substance
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The Substance

Elisabeth Sparkle is no longer the celebrity she once was. After being fired from her sports show and replaced by someone younger, she decides to use a black-market drug — a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.

 

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How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
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How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies

When the grandmother of lazy, unemployed gamer M falls ill, he realizes he hasn’t paid much attention to her over the years. Hoping to reconnect and secure a place in her will he begins to care for her. But as they spend more time together, a surprising bond slowly forms, bridging the gap between two completely different generations. How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies is a deeply moving portrait of the importance and complexity of family relationships.

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Crossing Istanbul
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Crossing Istanbul

Lia is determined to find her long-lost transgender niece, Tekla. When her twenty-year-old neighbor tells her that Tekla has gone to Turkey, she sets off for Istanbul, bringing Achi along with her. In the vibrant city, they make new connections and glimpse a world full of possibilities. But how do you find someone who may not want to be found?

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Kneecap
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Kneecap

In this wildly original sex-, drugs-, and hip-hop biopic, Kneecap plays themselves, delivering a global rallying cry in defense of their cultural heritage.

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The Outrun
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The Outrun

Rona, freshly out of rehab, returns to the wild Orkney Islands after more than a decade away. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape of her childhood, memories of her early years blend with more recent, challenging experiences that have set her on the path to recovery.

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My Favourite Cake
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My Favourite Cake

Mahin (70) has been living alone in Tehran since her husband passed away and her daughter moved to Europe. After yet another afternoon of drinking tea with her friends, she decides to break her lonely routine and rekindle her love life. In her search for a single man, she revisits places from her past and reflects on the happy years she spent in freedom.

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Small Things Like These
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Small Things Like These

Based on the bestselling novel by Claire Keegan, Small Things Like These is set in 1980s Ireland. In the small port town where coal merchant Bill Furlong lives, daily life is dominated by the Catholic Church. While Furlong works hard to support his family, he uncovers disturbing secrets at a reformatory run by the Catholic Magdalene Sisters, led by Sister Mary. There, so-called “fallen” women and girls are exploited and abused in the laundries. These revelations force Furlong to confront his own past and compel him to break his silence.

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Flow
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Flow

The humans are gone, but the cat doesn’t seem to mind. The house with the cozy bed is still there, and the river is full of fish. That is, until the water suddenly starts to rise—and fast. The cat narrowly escapes thanks to a passing sailboat. A capybara, a dog, a lemur, and a bird soon join her. Together, they form an unlikely group that must learn to survive in this overwhelming new world.

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Babygirl
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Babygirl

Babygirl is an erotic thriller about successful CEO Romy, who risks her career and family when she begins an affair with a young intern. Romy is professionally accomplished, has a loving husband, and is a devoted mother. But her carefully structured life begins to unravel when she meets the bold and provocative Samuel. As she gradually surrenders control, Romy starts to uncover deeper truths about herself and her most intimate desires. But how much control is she truly willing to give up?

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