57th Nordic Film Days Luebeck

04.11.2015 to 08.11.2015
Luebeck
Returning Home

Returning Home (© FilmBros)

"Returning Home" (Å vende tilbake) by Henrik Martin Dalsbakken from Norway is the winner of the main award of the 57th Nordic Film Days, the NDR Film Prize. The Church Film Prize of the INTERFILM Jury, endowed with 2500 €, was awarded to "Virgin Mountain" by Dagur Kári from Iceland. The film will start in cinemas in Germany and Austria this week. The opening film, another production from Iceland, got the Baltic Film Prize: "Rams" (Hrútar), directed by Grimur Hákonason.

Link: Festival website

Award

Virgin Mountain
Virgin Mountain
Directed by:
2015

The INTERFILM Jury has chosen a film that conveys in an actually sophisticated way the age-old values of the Gospel's beatitudes to modern society in a highly relevant way. The main character shows kindness to others and also makes his own way in life.