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‘There are no cops in space. No rules.’ · ‘And parents don't need to work all the time. At least not when it's your birthday.’

Pottan is supposed to be spending her holidays at a pony farm, but her parents, who are always busy, end up leaving their eight-year-old daughter at a recycling yard by mistake. After a short discussion, the strange residents of the yard decide to take in the girl and she unexpectedly becomes part of a secret space mission. They are all sure that up there they will find fabulous treasures and the fulfillment of their dreams. Petter Lennstrand's life-size puppets are already well known to Swedish TV viewers. In his debut feature film, his cheeky, unconventional characters tell a tale of friendship and the meaning of seemingly unimportant things.

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by Petter Lennstrand
with Mira Forsell, Adam Lundgren, Guffe Funck, Petter Lennstrand, Shebly Niavarani, Ida Engvoll, Susanne Thorson, Eric Ericson, Niklas Hermansson Sweden 2016 Swedish 82’ Colour recommendation: 8 years and up

With

Mira Forsell (Pottan)
Adam Lundgren (Dennis Crowbar)
Guffe Funck (Ture)
Petter Lennstrand (Rydberg)
Shebly Niavarani (Babblan Krubblo)
Ida Engvoll (Miss Il)
Susanne Thorson (Mother)
Eric Ericson (Father)
Niklas Hermansson (Tangle)

Crew

Director	Petter Lennstrand
Screenplay	Petter Lennstrand, Martin Olczak
Cinematography	Erik Molberg Hansen
Editing	Kristin Grundström
Music	Karl Frid, Pär Frid
Sound Design	Owe Svensson
Sound	Henric Andersson
Production Design	Josefin Åsberg
Puppet Design	Helena Äwe Bäckman, Petter Lennstrand
Costumes	Moa Li Lemhagen Schalin
Make-Up	Eva von Bahr, Love Larson
Casting	Maggie Widstrand, Sara Törnkvist
Production Manager	Anna Carlsten
Producer	Lars Jönsson
Co-Producers	Tomas Eskilsson, Hanne Palmquist
Co-Production	Film Väst Trollhättan Sveriges Television (SVT) Stockholm

World Sales

TrustNordisk

TrustNordisk ApS

Produced by

Memfis Film AB

Photos

Petter Lennstrand

Born in Sweden in 1970, in the 1990s he trained as a puppeteer with Swedish Marionetteatern founder Michael Meschke. He has created a number of popular television shows for children. Initially working mostly with puppets, he has since developed his own technique which blends human actors and puppets. In 2009 he won the Expressen newspaper's Heffaklump prize, a children's culture award originally intended for children's book creators which was in this case bestowed for the first time on a TV series.

Filmography

2016 Upp i det blå (Up in the Sky)

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2017