Ella Bella Bingo (film)

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Ella Bella Bingo
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Film poster
Norwegian Elleville Elfrid
Directed by
Written by
Screenplay byFrank Mosvold
Based on Ella Bella Bingo
Music by Marius Christiansen
Production
companies
  • Studio 100 Films
  • Kool Produktion AS
Release date
  • 24 January 2020 (2020-01-24)
Running time
75 minutes [1]
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian
Budget NOK 1,350,000 ($164,213) [2]
Box office$981,814 [3]

Ella Bella Bingo (Norwegian : Elleville Elfrid) is a 2020 Norwegian 3D animated [4] adventure comedy film based on the preschool TV series of the same name. [5] A joint-production between Studio 100 Films and Kool Produktion AS, the film is directed by Frank Mosvold and Atle Solberg Blakseth. [6] It was released in Norway on 24 January 2020, and was a commercial success. [7]

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Synopsis

Ella Bella and Henry are best friends, and plan on making a circus together, but when cool kid Johnny arrives in town he becomes Henry's new best friend, making Ella jealous and jeopardising the circus.

Voice cast

Release

The film was released in Norway on 24 January 2020, with an opening of $177,849. It grossed $626,491 in Norway, and $355,323 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $981,814 against a budget of NOK 1,350,000 ($164,213), making it a commercial success. [3]

The film was released on VOD and DVD in the United States on 24 March 2020. [6]

Critical reception

The film received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics. [8] [9] [10]

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References

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