Kim Bodnia has evolved into one of the most respected actors in Europe. He studied acting at the National Theatre School and had his break-through on cinema with “Nightwatch” (1994), for which he received a Robert Award for Best Supporting Actor from the Danish Film Academy and Best Actor prize from the Festival du Cinéma nordique. [...]

By Madalena Araujo, CNN It all started with a harmless comedy clip on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show, in which satirical correspondent Jason Jones met with journalist Maziar Bahari in a Tehran café. The clip marked the beginning of a partnership that would lead to Stewart’s directing and screenwriting debut. Or maybe that just happened by [...]

Yep. This looks like a can't miss. by Shaunna Murphy 8/28/201 The first trailer for Jon Stewart’s directorial debut, “Rosewater,” is finally here — and to say it’s harrowing would be an understatement. “Rosewater” — which took Stewart off “Daily Show” duty last year — is an adaptation of London-based journalist Maziar Bahari’s memoir, “Then They [...]

Jon Stewart's 'Daily Show' hiatus yields a solid, powerfully acted political drama about human endurance in the face of ideological oppression. Scott Foundas Chief Film Critic @foundasonfilm The punishing ordeal of Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari — imprisoned for 118 days on charges of espionage — is brought to the screen with impressive tact and intelligence by writer-director [...]

Jon Stewart's directorial debut, "Rosewater," is set to have a pretty big few weeks. The film premieres at the Telluride Film Festival this weekend before its international bow at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 8. Stewart also wrote the "Rosewater" script, which is based on "Then They Came for Me: A Family’s Story of [...]

FAR, a father and son drama about a tense camping trip that spirals out of control when the son discovers his father has a dark secret. ABOUT Kim Bodnia has been a star of Scandinavian cinema since the early '90s with his breakout role in Nicholas Winding Refn's Pusher and more recently as Martin Rohde in [...]