Unga Astrid
Becoming Astrid![](/media/filmstills/2018/berlinale_special/201810876_1_RWD_1380.jpg)
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Alba August, Marius Damslev
Unga Astrid | Becoming Astrid by Pernille Fischer Christensen
SWE/DEU/DNK 2018, Berlinale Special
© Erik Molberg Hansen
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Alba August
Unga Astrid | Becoming Astrid by Pernille Fischer Christensen
SWE/DEU/DNK 2018, Berlinale Special
© Erik Molberg Hansen
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Alba August
Unga Astrid | Becoming Astrid by Pernille Fischer Christensen
SWE/DEU/DNK 2018, Berlinale Special
© Erik Molberg Hansen
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Henrik Rafaelsen, Alba August
Unga Astrid | Becoming Astrid by Pernille Fischer Christensen
SWE/DEU/DNK 2018, Berlinale Special
© Erik Molberg Hansen
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Alba August
Unga Astrid | Becoming Astrid by Pernille Fischer Christensen
SWE/DEU/DNK 2018, Berlinale Special
© Erik Molberg Hansen
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Pernille Fischer Christensen
Unga Astrid | Becoming Astrid by Pernille Fischer Christensen
SWE/DEU/DNK 2018, Berlinale Special
© Erik Molberg Hansen
In her film about the youth of the writer Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002), Pernille Fischer Christensen portrays a strong, independent young woman who breaks social norms and faces difficult decisions with courage. Alba August plays Astrid as both wild and thoughtful, a responsible young woman battling her own feelings of guilt.
With
- Alba August (Astrid)
- Maria Bonnevie (Hanna)
- Trine Dyrholm (Marie)
- Henrik Rafaelsen (Blomberg)
- Magnus Krepper (Samuel)
- Björn Gustafsson (Sture Lindgren)
Crew
Director | Pernille Fischer Christensen |
Screenplay | Kim Fupz Aakeson, Pernille Fischer Christensen |
Cinematography | Erik Molberg Hansen |
Editing | Åsa Mossberg, Kasper Leick |
Music | Nicklas Schmidt |
Sound Design | Andreas Franck, Bent Holm |
Sound | Henric Andersson |
Production Design | Linda Janson |
Costumes | Cilla Rörby |
Make-Up | Linda Boije af Gennäs |
Casting | Jeanette Klintberg, Jette Termann, Djamila Hansen |
Production Manager | Denise Carlford |
Producers | Maria Dahlin, Anna Anthony, Lars G. Lindström |
Executive Producer | Henrik Zein |
Co-Producers | Tomas Eskilsson, Josefine Tengblad, Marc Schmiedheiny, Christoph Daniel, Dario Suter, Joel Brandeis, Tomas Radoor, René Ezra |
Co-Production |
Film i Väst Trollhättan TV4 Stockholm DCM Pictures Berlin Nordisk Film Production Kopenhagen |
World sales
Produced by
Nordisk Film Production Sverige
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Pernille Fischer Christensen
The director on stage at the neighbourhood cinema Neues Off.
Unga Astrid · Berlinale Goes Kiez · Feb 22, 2018
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Henrik Rafaelsen, Alba August, Pernille Fischer Christensen, Dieter Kosslick
The film team and the festival director at Friedrichstadt-Palast.
Unga Astrid · Berlinale Special · Feb 21, 2018
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Pernille Fischer Christensen
The director at the premiere at Friedrichstadt-Palast.
Unga Astrid · Berlinale Special · Feb 21, 2018
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Alba August
The leading actress at the premiere at Friedrichstadt-Palast.
Unga Astrid · Berlinale Special · Feb 21, 2018
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Alice Stenberg
The actress at the premiere at Friedrichstadt-Palast.
Unga Astrid · Berlinale Special · Feb 21, 2018
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Pernille Fischer Christensen, Kim Fupz Aakeson, Costanza Bani, Alba August, Henrik Rafaelsen
The film team at the Press Conference.
Unga Astrid · Berlinale Special · Feb 21, 2018
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Alba August, Pernille Fischer Christensen, Alice Stenberg, Dieter Kosslick
The film team and the festival director at Friedrichstadt-Palast.
Unga Astrid · Berlinale Special · Feb 21, 2018
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Alba August, Henrik Rafaelsen, Pernille Fischer Christensen
The actors and the director at the Photo Call.
Unga Astrid · Berlinale Special · Feb 21, 2018
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Alba August, Pernille Fischer Christensen
The actress and the director at the Photo Call.
Unga Astrid · Berlinale Special · Feb 21, 2018
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Alice Stenberg
The actress on the Red Carpet at Friedrichstadt-Palast.
Unga Astrid · Berlinale Special · Feb 21, 2018
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Alba August
The actress on the Red Carpet at Friedrichstadt-Palast.
Unga Astrid · Berlinale Special · Feb 21, 2018
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Henrik Rafaelsen
The actor on the Red Carpet at Friedrichstadt-Palast.
Unga Astrid · Berlinale Special · Feb 21, 2018
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Alba August
The actress giving an Interview on the Red Carpet at Friedrichstadt-Palast.
Unga Astrid · Berlinale Special · Feb 21, 2018
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Henrik Rafaelsen
Unga Astrid · Berlinale Special · Feb 21, 2018
© Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale
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Alba August
Unga Astrid · Berlinale Special · Feb 21, 2018
© Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale
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Pernille Fischer Christensen
Unga Astrid · Berlinale Special · Feb 21, 2018
© Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale
Kim Fupz Aakeson (Screenwriter). Henrik Rafaelsen (Actor), Pernille Fischer Christensen (Director, Screenwriter), Alba August (Actress), Maria Dahlin (Producer), Moderation: Nikolaj Nikitin
Unga Astrid | Becoming Astrid
Berlinale Special · Press Conference · Feb 21, 2018
Pernille Fischer Christensen
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Recognised as one of Denmark’s most successful directors, she won her first prize in 1999 at the Cannes Film Festival for her short film Indien which she made during her training at the National Film School of Denmark. Her debut feature film En Soap (A Soap) celebrated its world premiere at the 2006 Berlinale and won the Silver Bear and the Best First Feature Award. En familie (A Family) also screened in the Berlinale Competition and won the FIPRESCI award. Her most recent appearance at the Berlinale was with En du elsker (Someone You Love) in 2014.
Filmography
1995 Honda Honda; short 1997 Pigen som var søster; short 1999 Indien; short 2002 Habibti min elskede; short 2006 En Soap (A Soap) 2008 Dansen (Dancers) 2010 En familie (A Family) 2014 En du elsker (Someone You Love) 2018 Unga Astrid (Becoming Astrid)
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2018