Play is an astute observation based on real cases of bullying. In central Gothenburg, a group of 12-14 year-old boys, bullied other children on about 40 occasions between 2006 and 2008. They used an elaborate scheme called the ‘little brother trick’ or ‘brother trick’, involving advanced role-play and gang rhetoric rather than physical violence.
The Nordic Council Music Prize 2012 goes to Anna Thorvaldsdóttir for her work 'Dreaming'.
An elderly couple have silently agreed to not discuss their past. While he shuts himself away more and more, she tries to break out of the isolation and silence. Who was the housekeeper that they were both very close to for a while before abruptly dismissing her? Merethe Lindstrøm's writing projects a strong, tense family drama about silence and secrecy. It is about the love between two people who have made important choices that define their entire existence, just to realize that some things cannot be ignored. The past not only resurfaces, it has been there all along.
Nordens förnämsta miljöpris på 350 000 danska kronor går i år till Olli Manninen från Finland. Priset ges för hans stora insats för att bevara Nordens skogar och bygga nätverk mellan de nordiska länderna för att mobilisera gräsrötterna på miljöområdet.