Swedish customs official Tina is highly respected for her ability to track down and apprehend customs violators. But her colleagues don’t know the secret behind her abilities — Tina has an extraordinary sense of smell, capable of detecting all human emotions as well as the darkest secrets of those who are trying to get through customs.

But one day she’s challenged by the arrival of the mysterious traveler Vore, who Tina is both fascinated and intrigued by — she knows he is hiding something, but can’t figure out what. As their connection deepens, she finds that Vore has a knowledge about her past and her unique skills that has world-altering implications. And as their bond strengthens and their mutual attraction grows, their otherworldly pairing raises questions about the fate of the human race.

The Winner of the section Un Certain Regard at Cannes, a category for the most innovating and edgy films of the past year. Border, based on a short story by Let the Right One In author John Ajvide Lindqvist, is a dark love story, balancing between reality and the supernatural. (Ali Abbasi, 2018)

Ali Abbasi is an Iranian-born Swedish director.

His films include M for Markus (2011), Shelley (2016), and Border (2018).

Each year, Scandinavia House presents the films chosen by Nordic countries to compete for the Oscar nomination for the Best Foreign Language Film. This year we will be presenting the 2018 contenders: The Guilty (Denmark), Euthanizer (Finnish), To Be Continued (Latvian), Woman at War (Iceland), Take It or Leave (Estonia), Border (Sweden), and What Will People Say (Norway).

Films in the series include:

The Guilty / Den Skyldige—THU—JAN 3

Euthanizer / Armomurhaaja—FRI—JAN 4

To Be Continued / Turpinājums—TUE—JAN 8

Woman at War / Kona fer í stríð—WED—JAN 9

Take It or Leave It / Võta või jäta—FRI—JAN 11

Border / Gräns—WED—JAN 16

What Will People Say / Hva vil folk si—FRI—JAN 18