Danish fiction has become much more universal thanks to Netflix, as the streaming platform has produced Borgen (2010-2022) and other titles that have succeeded worldwide. In this sense, another good example is the two-hour thriller that premiered on August 28 and we recommend below.
This is "A Woman Without a Past" (2026), which has already accumulated 30.7 million views in its first two weeks, according to the data provided by Netflix Tudum. In this way, it can boast of being the most viewed non-English-speaking film worldwide, even entering the top 10 in 88 countries.
Is it an original story? No, it actually adapts the novel of the same name by Anna Ekberg (the pseudonym of Anders Rønnow Klarlund and Jacob Weinreich). "A difficult-to-forget love thriller," advance from the Maeva editorial.
In the movie, we meet Louise (Natalie Wolfsberg), the owner of a café who lives quietly with her partner, Joachim (Pål Sverre Hagen), on the Norwegian island of Hidra. However, her life shatters when a stranger insists that she is not Louise, but Helene, a woman who disappeared three years ago.
"Louise then discovers that Helene is married, has a child, and owns a shipping empire. To uncover the truth, Louise leaves behind the life she knows and embarks on a journey to find out what really happened the night Helene disappeared. As she delves into the mystery, the discoveries she makes turn her world upside down," reports Netflix.