Direction: Erik Skjoldbjaerg

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Erik Skjoldbjaerg. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Occupied (TV Series)

2015 · Series · 45 min. · Norway

Direction Jo Nesbø · Erik Skjoldbjaerg · Karianne Lund · John Andreas Andersen

Cast Henrik Mestad · Eldar Skar · Ane Dahl Torp · Ragnhild Gudbrandsen

Synopsis TV Series (2015-2019). 3 Seasons. 24 Episodes. Season 1+2: 18 Episodes. In the near future, Norway is occupied by Russia on behalf of the European Union, due to the fact that the newly elected environmental friendly Norwegian government has stopped...

6.6

671 votes

6.6

671 votes

Insomnia

1997 · Movie · 97 min. · Norway

Direction Erik Skjoldbjaerg

Cast Maria Mathiesen · Stellan Skarsgard · Sverre Anker Ousdal · Gisken Armand

Synopsis Two criminal investigators arrive in a town in the north of Norway to help the local police solve the murder of a young girl. A second murder sets the investigators off on an intense race where the stakes are as...

6.4

517 votes

6.4

517 votes

Direction Erik Skjoldbjaerg

Cast Kristine Hartgen · Carl Martin Eggesbø · Henrik Mestad · Stig Henrik Hoff

Synopsis April 1940. The eyes of the world are on Narvik, a small town in northern Norway, source of the iron ore needed for Hiter's war machinery. Through two months of fierce winter warfare, Hitler is dealt his first defeat.

5.9

2K votes

5.9

2K votes

Prozac Nation

2001 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Erik Skjoldbjaerg

Cast Christina Ricci · Anne Heche · Michelle Williams · Jason Biggs

Synopsis A young woman struggles with depression during her first year at Harvard. Based on Elizabeth Wurtzel's novel.

5.8

2K votes

5.8

2K votes

Nokas

2010 · Movie · 87 min. · Norway

Direction Erik Skjoldbjaerg

Cast Frode Winther · Tov Sletta · Morten Håland · Geir Høiseth

Synopsis In the morning of April 5, 2004, the greatest bank robbery in Norwegian history was carried out in Stavanger. The robbery itself is the main character of the story, and it is illuminated from several angles in the course of...

5.7

163 votes

5.7

163 votes

Pioneer

2013 · Movie · 111 min. · Norway

Direction Erik Skjoldbjaerg

Cast Wes Bentley · Stephen Lang · Stephanie Sigman · Jonathan LaPaglia

Synopsis This conspiracy thriller is set in the early 80's, the beginning of the Norwegian Oil Boom. Enormous oil and gas deposits are discovered in the North Sea and the authorities aim to bring the oil ashore through a pipeline from...

5.7

125 votes

5.7

125 votes

Pyromaniac

2016 · Movie · 98 min. · Norway

Direction Erik Skjoldbjaerg

Cast Trond Nilssen · Per Frisch · Liv Bernhoft Osa · Henrik Rafaelsen

Synopsis A ruthless pyromaniac is on the loose in a southern village of Norway. They don't know he's no stranger, but one of them. We follow him. The son of the fire brigade chief's own son, in secret spreading fear.

5.6

36 votes

5.6

36 votes

Direction Fredrik Horn Akselsen · Gjyljeta Berisha · Erik Skjoldbjaerg

Cast Yngvild Støen Grotmol · Jonas Strand Gravli · Christian Rubeck · Henrik Rafaelsen

Synopsis When a billionaire's wife vanishes, Norwegian police must deal with the frenzied press and deceitful informants to find the truth.

4.7

219 votes

4.7

219 votes

Close to Home

1994 · Movie · 31 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Erik Skjoldbjaerg

Cast Bruce Alexander · George Irving · Elizabeth Chadwick · Laura Sadler

Synopsis A man faces police questioning after helping a drunk girl the night before.

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An Enemy of the People

2005 · Movie · 90 min. · Norway

Direction Erik Skjoldbjaerg

Cast Jorgen Langhelle · Trine Wiggen · Pia Tjelta · Sven Nordin

Synopsis In a modern version of Ibsen's stage play we meet TV-celebrity Tomas Stockman going back to his native village to produce the world's purest bottle water. The plant will bring new life and hope to the village, but unexpected trouble...

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Near Winter

1993 · Movie · 34 min. · Norway

Direction Erik Skjoldbjaerg

Cast Rolf Søder · Stig Henrik Hoff · Edda Sharp

Synopsis Near Winter tells of a young Norwegian man returning home to an isolated farm with his English girlfriend only to find something is wrong with his hermit-like uncle who lives there and who is prepping for the coming winter.

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Not rated