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Runtime: 2 Hr. 3 Min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2018 Film Info: Screening format: DCP Director: Pernille Fischer Christensen Screenwriter: Kim Fupz Aakeson, Pernille Fischer Christensen Cinematographer: Erik Molberg Hansen Editor: Tess Lindberg, Kasper Leick, Åsa Mossberg Cast: Alba August, Trine Dyrholm, Maria Bonnevie

This "gorgeous piece of heritage filmmaking" (Variety) follows author Astrid Lindren (Alba August), who later went on to write the Pippi Longstocking series, from her carefree teenage life in the forests and fields of rural Sweden through her unconventional life. Don't miss this detailed look at the trials and tribulations that informed this celebrated author's most famous works!

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