Becoming Astrid / Music Box Films, Nordisk Film Production & Avanti Film present ; in production with Nordisk Film Production A/S., Film i Väst, TV4, DCM Pictures GmbH ; produced by Maria Dahlin, Anna Anthony, Lars G. Lindström ; written by Kim Fupz Aakeson, Pernille Fischer Christensen ; directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen.
Alba August, Maria Bonnevie, Trine Dyrholm, Henrik Rafaelsen, Magnus Krepper, Björn Gustafsson, Marius Damslev, Willy Ramnek Petri, Liv LeMoyne, Sofia Karemyr, Mira Mitchell. Originally released as a motion picture in 2018. Wide screen (2.35:1). Bonus features: press conference from the Berlin film premiere; photo gallery; interview featurette with star Alba August and director Pernille Fischer Christensen.
Summary:
Teenaged Astrid Lindgren, future author of Pippi Longstocking, leads a carefree life in rural Sweden. Eager to break free from her conservative upbringing, she accepts an internship at a local newspaper where she attracts the attention of its married editor. After Astrid becomes pregnant, she leaves home to give birth to a son, whom she reluctantly leaves with a foster mother. When the foster mother falls ill, Astrid uses her imagination and gift for storytelling to reconnect with her child.
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