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Becoming Astrid
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.
2018 · Directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen · 123 min · Drama · History · 13 frames
Tagline
Be the author of your own story.
Crew
- Written by: Pernille Fischer Christensen, Kim Fupz Aakeson
- Cinematography: Erik Molberg Hansen
- Edited by: Kasper Leick, Åsa Mossberg
- Music: Nicklas Schmidt
- Production design: Linda Janson
- Produced by: Anna Anthony, Maria Walter Dahlin, Lars G. Lindström
Cast
- Alba August as Astrid Lindgren
- Maria Bonnevie as Hanna
- Trine Dyrholm as Marie
- Henrik Rafaelsen as Blomberg
- Magnus Krepper as Samuel
- Björn Gustafsson as Sture
- Marius Damslev as Lasse
- Willy Ramnek Petri as Gunnar
- Liv LeMoyne as Saga
- Sofia Karemyr as Madicken
Production
- Country: Denmark, Sweden, Germany
- Language: Danish, Swedish
- Studios: DCM Pictures, Avanti Film, Nordisk Film Denmark, Nordisk Film Sweden
- Themes: pregnancy, sweden, biography, stockholm, sweden, author, 1920s, 1980s, 1930s
On this film
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