Journey to the Christmas Star | |
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Norwegian | Reisen til julestjernen |
Directed by | Nils Gaup |
Written by | Kamilla Krogsveen |
Based on | Reisen til Julestjernen by Sverre Brandt |
Produced by | Jan Eirik Langøen Sigurd Mikal Karoliussen |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Odd Reinhardt Nicolaysen Anna Myking |
Edited by | Per Erik Eriksen |
Music by | Johan Halvorsen Gaute Storaas |
Distributed by | Storm Rosenberg AS |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
Country | Norway |
Language | Norwegian |
Journey to the Christmas Star (Norwegian : Reisen til julestjernen) is a Norwegian fairy-tale adventure film from 2012 directed by Nils Gaup. [1] [2] The film is based on Sverre Brandt's 1924 play Reisen til Julestjernen and is otherwise considered a remake of the 1976 film with the same name. [3] The film stars Vilde Marie Zeiner, Agnes Kittelsen, and Anders Baasmo Christiansen.
The film was a box-office success, and was seen by 443,680 people, which made it the fifth-most-viewed film in Norwegian cinemas in 2012 (after The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and ahead of The Dark Knight Rises ). [4]
The film was rated four stars by Dagbladet , Verdens Gang , Dagsavisen , and FilmMagasinet, and three stars by Aftenposten .
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