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Journey to the Christmas Star (2012)

Journey to the Christmas Star poster
Original title
Reisen til julestjernen
Directed by
Nils Gaup
Genre
Christmas film, speculative fiction film
Country
Norway
Runtime
1h 16m
Rated
0
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 188 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young girl goes on a quest to find the Christmas Star to break a curse on her kingdom. She faces challenges and meets magical characters along the way.

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What happens

Journey to the Christmas Star (Norwegian: Reisen til julestjernen) is a Norwegian fairy-tale adventure film from 2012 directed by Nils Gaup. 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. 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). The film was rated four stars by Dagbladet, Verdens Gang, Dagsavisen, and FilmMagasinet, and three stars by Aftenposten. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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