Stockholm International Cinema Collective

What happens in the hours after everything falls apart? On Monday 9th June, we return to Bio Zita for a screening of the Icelandic film "When the Light Breaks"—an intimate, emotionally raw story that unfolds in the hours after sudden loss. Premiered to acclaim at Cannes last year and making its way through international festivals ever since, this is the first time this quietly powerful film will be shown with English subtitles in Stockholm.
As always, we’ll gather in Zita’s bar after the film to meet each other and mingle.

About the Film:
On the morning of Christmas Eve in Reykjavik, Una, a young art student, wakes to the unthinkable: her boyfriend Diddi has been killed in a car accident. But there’s something else—something no one else knows. Diddi was also in a relationship with another woman. As messages and memories begin to collide, Una finds herself in a space between love, betrayal, and the overwhelming weight of grief.

Told in near real-time over the course of a single day, When the Light Breaks captures that suspended moment when time seems to stop, and reality is too much to process. It’s a striking feature debut from Rúnar Rúnarsson, marked by restrained performances, icy cinematography, and a deep empathy for characters navigating silence, secrets, and sorrow.

Fresh off its win for Best Picture at this year’s Oscars, we’re closing out the SICC season with a bang. Join us on Monday 17th June at the magnificent Bio Skandia for a very special screening of "Anora"—presented in partnership with our friends at Universal Pictures Sweden.

This exclusive showing will be with English subtitles, and will be one of the After the screening, we’ll gather in the lobby to celebrate the end of another fantastic season together. We can’t wait to see you there before we break for the summer!

About the Film:
From acclaimed director Sean Baker (The Florida Project, Red Rocket), Anora is a sharp, emotionally rich portrait of a young woman navigating love, money, and power in modern-day New York.
Anora, a Brooklyn stripper with charm and street smarts in equal measure, finds herself swept into a whirlwind relationship with the son of a Russian oligarch. What begins as a fantasy of escape and luxury quickly becomes a collision course with the real world—where loyalties shift, truths emerge, and no one is exactly who they seem.

With electric performances and Baker’s signature balance of humour and heartbreak, Anora has captured audiences and critics alike, culminating in its Best Picture win at the 2025 Academy Awards. This is your chance to experience one of the year’s most talked-about films on the big screen.