Journey to the Christmas Star (2012)

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

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.

whimsicaladventurouswarmnostalgicenchantingheartfeltfamily-friendlylighthearted

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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