Becoming Astrid
Unga Astrid
2018, Film, 123 min, Biography, Drama, History, Swedish, Sweden, MoviePedia score 68
Be the author of your own story.
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.
Directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen
Cast
- Alba August as Astrid
- Maria Bonnevie as Hanna
- Trine Dyrholm as Marie
- Henrik Rafaelsen as Blomberg
- Magnus Krepper as Samuel
- Björn Gustafsson as Sture Lindgren
- Marius Damslev as Lasse tre år
- Willy Ramnek Petri as Gunnar
- Liv LeMoyne as Saga
- Sofia Karemyr as Madicken
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