UPDATED AUGUST 24, 2014 MORE NORDIC FILMS ADDED!

Announcing the Scandinavian films of the TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) SEPTEMBER 4-14TH 2014 this year, there is a good deal of variety of movies with Nordic actors, directors or producers. Below is a brief synopsis taken from the TIFF 2014 website.

Scandinavian Films

Force Majeure (SWEDEN/DENMARK/NORWAY)

An impulsive decision in a moment of crisis drives a wedge between a husband and wife, in this gripping moral drama from provocative director Ruben Östlund (Play) that became a word-of-mouth sensation at this year’s Cannes.

Big Game (FINLAND/USA)

Trapped in the wilderness after Air Force One is forced down by a terrorist attacked, the President of the United States (Samuel L. Jackson) must rely on the survival skills of a 13-year-old woodsman, in this thriller co-starring Ray Stevenson, Jim Broadbent and Felicity Huffman.

They Have Escaped (FINLAND/NETHERLANDS)

Two teenage outcasts run away from…