In Order of Disappearance

In the snow-covered mountains of Norway, Nils drives his plow truck clearing the roads for the people of the isolated region. A well-respected man in his community, Nils goes about his days – “a pathfinder” as he calls himself. But when his son is murdered by drug dealers, Nils begins to blaze his own trail to justice and revenge. IN ORDER OF DISAPPEARANCE, starring the incomparable Stellan Skarsgård (“Good Will Hunting,” “Thor”) as the father on a mission, is a stark reminder that, sometimes, other nations can take an age-old premise and make it better. Making his way through the crime family until he gets to the top, Nils inadvertently sets off a gang war between competing crime families, and it isn’t long before the ongoing theme of fathers protecting their sons takes on all possible meanings. IN ORDER OF DISAPPEARANCE might be the most masculine film to come through the U.S. in ages. Its depth and control of the art of filmmaking also make it one of the best. (In English, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Serbian, and German with subtitles) – T.W.