New Scandanavian Cinema: Exit / The Bothersome Man / Reprise

EXITThomas (Mads Mikkelsen) is a man who has it all: family and career at its best. But when his company's most lucrative business deal ever is about to close, something goes terribly wrong. An edgy thriller filled with unexpected twists and turns takes us behind the scenes of the financial and upper class world. Hunger for power and money but also loyalty, love and sacrifices are all questions that Thomas suddenly has to face, in a game of life and death.
THE BOTHERSOME MANForty-year-old Andreas arrives in a strange city with no memory of how he got there. He is presented with a job, an apartment - even a beautiful girlfriend. But before long, Andreas notices that something is wrong. The people around him seem cut off from any real emotion, and communicate only in superficialities. All this seems to be governed by a shadowy group of technicians, the ominous 'Caretakers', who make sure the city runs smoothly. When they find Andreas is not adjusting to his new life, they keep an increasing watch over his activities...
REPRISEErik and Phillip are friends and rivals, both trying to make it as writers. Mailing off their manuscripts together, their friendship is tested when Erik's is rejected while Phillip's is accepted, and practically overnight he becomes a major name on the Norwegian cultural scene. Six months later, Erik and his friends arrive to bring Phillip home after long-term treatment at a psychiatric hospital. Writing is the last thing on Phillip's mind, but Erik is continuing his literary aspirations. How did it all get to this?