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BECOMING ASTRID

UNGA ASTRID

By Pernille FISCHER CHRISTENSEN

Drama - Completed 2017

BECOMING ASTRID is the story of the early years of world renowned children’s author and icon Astrid Lindgren. The film is directed by the talented Pernille Fischer Christensen, whose films have traveled to festivals all over the world, winning several prestigious awards.

- Year of production
- 2017
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- SWEDEN, DENMARK, GERMANY
- Languages
- SWEDISH, DANISH
- Budget
- 3 - 5 M$
- Duration
- 124 mn
- Director(s)
- Pernille FISCHER CHRISTENSEN
- Writer(s)
- Kim FUPZ AAKESON,, Pernille FISCHER CHRISTENSEN
- Cast
- Alba AUGUST, Trine DYRHOLM, Magnus KREPPER, Maria BONNEVIE, Henrik RAFAELSEN
- Producer(s)
- Anna ANTHONY (NORDISK FILM PRODUCTION), Lars LINDSTRÖM (NORDISK FILM PRODUCTION)
- Synopsis
- When Astrid Lindgren was very young something happened that affected her profoundly, and this
  combination of both miracle and calamity came to shape her entire life. It was an event that transformed
  her into one of the most inspiring women of our age and the storyteller a whole world would come
  to love. This is the story of when a young Astrid, despite the expectations of her time and religious
  upbringing, decided to break free from society´s norms and follow her heart.