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When the King and Queen are poisoned, brothers Per and Pål get arrested, suspected of being behind it. Younger brother Espen “The Ash Lad” and Princess Kristin set out on a quest to find the mythical Soria Moria castle, which is said to be built of pure gold. In Soria Moria, there sits a well containing the Water of Life; the only thing that can cure Kristin’s parents. But some wicked Danes are also on the hunt to find the castle. If Espen and Kristin fail, it will spell the end for the brothers, the kingdom – and perhaps the entire world.  

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2019
Production country:
Norway
Estonia
Release date (national):
2019-08-23
Production company:
Maipo Film AS
Producer:
Synnøve Hørsdal
Åshild Ramborg
Line producer:
Kaare Storemyr
Sales agent:
Trust Nordisk

Director

  • Mikkel Brænne Sandemose

    Mikkel Brænne Sandemose, born 1974, started his film career as an animation assistant to his grandfather before moving on to film school and live action filmmaking.

    Mikkel graduated from the directing program at the Film and Television Academy in 1998. Same year his first short film, I killed a Cyclist, travelled festivals in Europe. He debuted in 1999 as a music video director with a hit for the Norwegian artist Bertine Zetlitz , awarded video of the year. Since then Mikkel has directed hundreds of commercials in Norway and abroad. He has been shortlisted in Cannes for several commercials, won silver and bronze medals in the Norwegian commercial championship and received honourable mentions at several festivals for his short films and music videos. He debuted as a feature film director with Cold Prey 3 in October 2010.

    Sandemose started off his film career by assisting his animator grandfather, before moving on to film school and live action filmmaking. Since then Mikkel has received several honourable mentions and awards for his short films, music videos and commercials. In 2010 he directed his first feature, the horror movie Cold Prey III. Sandemose’s most recent feature, the box-office hit Ragnarok (2013), is a family action adventure which explores the world of Viking mythology.

    Mikkel Brænne Sandemose

Cast

Espen Ash Lad:
Vebjørn Enger
Per:
Mads Sjøgård Pettersen
Pål:
Elias Holmen Sørensen
Princess Kristin:
Eili Harboe
The King:
Gard B. Eidsvold
The Queen:
Synnøve Macody Lund
The Father:
Thorbjørn Harr
Stubbekjeringa:
Gisken Armand

Festivals

2020:
Chicago International Children's Film Festival

Crew

Director:
Mikkel Brænne Sandemose
Screenplay:
Aleksander Kirkwood Brown
Costume Designer:
Karen Fabritius Gram
VFX supervisor:
Stephen Coren
First assistant director:
Mike Lundin
Casting:
Folk & Film
Cinematographer:
Trond Tønder

Technical information

Genre:
Fantasy
Adventure
Family
Format:
DCP 2k
Colour:
Colour
Length in min's:
99'
Language:
Norwegian
Subtitles:
English

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