Body Troopers (1996)

Original title

Jakten på Nyresteinen

Directed by

Vibeke Idsøe

Genre

fantasy film, science fiction film, children's film

Country

Norway

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

6

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An eight-year-old boy shrinks down and travels inside his grandfather's body to find a kidney stone. He meets talking taste buds, blood cells, and vocal cords along the way.

whimsicaleducationalplayfuladventurousimaginativelightheartedfantasticalgross-outfun

What happens

Body Troopers (Norwegian: Jakten på nyresteinen), also known as Chasing the Kidneystone, is a 1996 Norwegian children's film directed by Vibeke Idsøe, starring Torbjörn T. Jensen and Kjersti Holmen. Eight-year-old Simon shrinks himself to microscopic size in order to travel through his ailing grandfather's body in search of a kidney stone. On his journey he meets anthropomorphic characters such as the taste buds, white and red blood cells, and the vocal cords. The film is based on the book Jakten på nyresteinen, also written by Idsøe. It was the highest-grossing Norwegian film of the year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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