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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.
Title
BECOMING ASTRID
Original Title
UNGA ASTRID
Film Status
Internationally Premiered
Production Year
2018
Local Release
09-14-2018
Budget EUR
5 M
Genre
Drama
Director
Pernille Fischer Christensen
Cast
Alba August
Trine Dyrholm
Magnus Krepper
Maria Bonnevie
Henrik Rafaelsen
Language
Swedish
Additional Languages
Danish
Duration
123
Cinematographer
Erik Molberg Hansen
Editor
Åsa Mossberg
Kasper Leick
Scriptwriter
Kim Fupz Aakeson
Pernille Fischer Christensen
Country Of Origin
Sweden
Producers
Anna Anthony
Maria Dahlin
Lars G Lindström
Executive producers
Henrik Zein
Production Companies
Nordisk Film Production
Avanti Film
LATEST NEWS

'Becoming Astrid': Berlin Review

22. Feb 2018 / Wendy Ide / SCREENDAILY

Alba August shines as Pippi Longstocking author Astrid Lindgren.

 

The early life of much-loved children’s writer Astrid Lindgren (best known for Pippi Longstocking) is explored in this heartfelt, solid drama. Using the fan letters of children as touchstones, the film tells a story which contains many of the same stirring qualities – resilience, triumph over adversity – which made Lindgren’s fiction so enduringly popular. The production values are polished, as befitting a...

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Pernille Fischer Christensen on Berlinale title 'Becoming Astrid'

19. Feb 2018 / Wendy Mitchell / SCREENDAILY

Danish director Pernille Fischer Christensen isn’t afraid to explore the human side of one of Sweden’s great icons, Pippi Longstocking author Astrid Lindgren, in her fifth feature, Becoming Astrid.

 

Alba August (daughter of Bille August and Pernilla August) plays the title role, as a young woman from age 16 to 20, when she had an affair with a married newspaper publisher, became pregnant, and had to give up her son. She later broke with societal norms to reunite with him....

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TrustNordisk closes deals on 'Becoming Astrid' (exclusive)

19. Feb 2018 / Wendy Mitchell / SCREENDAILY

TrustNordisk has closed a number of deals on Pernille Fischer Christensen’s Becoming Astrid, ahead of the drama’s world premiere as a Berlinale Special Gala on Wednesday.

 

Deals have been done for China (DD Dream), Benelux (September), Baltics (Estin), Russia/Ukraine/Kazakhstan (International Movie Distribution/Capella); and Czech Republic/Slovakia (Cinemart).

 

Becoming Astrid stars Alba August – also an EFP Shooting Star here – as a young Astrid Lindgren...

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PRESS RELEASE: BECOMING ASTRID SELECTED FOR BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

19. Jan 2018 / Fredrik Dupont

TrustNordisk is excited to announce that Pernille Fischer Christensen’s BECOMING ASTRID has been selected for the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival. The film will be screened as a part of the Special Gala section on Wednesday 21st in Friedrichstadt-Palast cinema. 

 

"I am so grateful and happy for the honourful invitation to come to Berlin with my film about young Astrid Lindgren!  It is a film that means a lot to me personally and we are, as we...

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TrustNordisk promotes 11 films at the Cannes Film Market

18. May 2017 / Jorn Rossing Jensen / CINEUROPA

Denmark’s leading international sales agency picked up two new titles just prior to Cannes: the Astrid Lindgren biopic Becoming Astrid and Gustav Möller's The Guilty

 

Having added two new titles to its sales catalogue just prior to the Cannes International Film Festival, TrustNordisk – Denmark’s leading international sales agency – will be promoting 11 films at the Film Market (17-26 May), where it will be represented by CEO Rikke Ennis, and international sales and...

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