Weekend to-do: Catch these Danish films for free

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Weekend to-do: Catch these Danish films for free
Got nothing to do this weekend? Hit the cinemas for the Danish film festival at Shang.

MANILA, Philippines – We’ve got two words for your weekend: free movies.

Shangri-la Plaza Mall is hosting the 3rd Danish Film Festival until October 22, and 11 feature films from Denmark will be screened at the Shang Cineplex for free.

The lineup includes:

After the Wedding (2005)

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The Academy Award-nominated film stars critically acclaimed actor Mads Mikkelsen as a man devoted to helping street children.

White Night (2007)

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The award-winning psychological drama forces its protagonist to deal with his past when a workaholic’s life is changed following a horrific accident.

The Commune (2016)

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The movie captures the spirit of community, and is a tribute to dreamers and idealists alike.

Long Story Short (2015)

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The dramedy follows a group of friends approaching mid-life as they struggle to redefine the perfect relationship and find true love.

Going to School (2015)

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Based on the books by Anne Sofie Hammer, the film follows a boy named Villads who often runs into trouble with the rules of the grown-ups around him

Iqbal Farooq and the Secret Recipe (2015)

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The film tells the story of an imaginative boy who ends up creating a potent explosive that two criminals begin to hunt down.

The Sunfish (2014)

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The film follows the story of a 45-year-old third-generation fisherman. With new fishery policies pressuring the local fishermen, he turns to notorious ways of making ends meet.

Key House Mirror (2015)

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The movie tells the story of a couple who have been married for over 50 years and now live together in a nursing home.

Northwest (2013)

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Set in the suburbs of Copenhagen,  the film follows Casper as he struggles to provide for his family by stealing for the local gang.

Fighter (2007)

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In the film, the protagonist doesn’t want to enter medical school like her parents expect her to. Instead, her passion for kung fu leads her to secretly start training at a professional co-ed kung fu club.

Echo (2007)

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The film follows a police officer as he loses custody of his son in a divorce and desperately takes his son into hiding in a vacated summer house to spend one last holiday together.

Which of these films do you want to see? Sound off in the comments below! – Rappler.com

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