Becoming Astrid

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.

• Pernille Fischer ChristensenDirector
• Pernille Fischer ChristensenWriter
• Kim Fupz AakesonWriter
• Nicklas SchmidtOriginal Music Composer

• Alba AugustAstrid Lindgren
• Maria BonnevieHanna
• Trine DyrholmMarie
• Henrik RafaelsenBlomberg
• Magnus KrepperSamuel
• Björn GustafssonSture
• Marius DamslevLasse
• Willy Ramnek PetriGunnar
• Liv LeMoyneSaga
• Sofia KaremyrMadicken
• Mira MitchellBerta
• Maria Fahl-VikanderAstrid (1987)