Becoming Astrid
2018 · Movie · 123 min · ★ 7.0 · 84% critics
A young woman raised in a strict, religious environment faces a life-changing experience that reshapes her future. As expectations close in, she chooses to challenge society’s rules, follow her heart, and begin the journey toward becoming an inspiring storyteller loved around the world.
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Details
- Original title
- Unga Astrid
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-09-14
- Language
- Swedish
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (176 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like intimate, character-driven true-life dramas about women pushing against tradition, with a reflective tone similar to Corsage or Spencer; Not for you if you want fast pacing or light escapism.
Pros: inspiring true-life journey; strong emotional pull; thoughtful coming-of-age | Cons: slow-paced stretches; heavy subject matter; limited plot surprises
Themes
- pregnancy
- sweden
- biography
- stockholm, sweden
- author
- 1920s
- 1980s
- 1930s
Cast & crew
Alba August
as Astrid Lindgren
Maria Bonnevie
as Hanna
Trine Dyrholm
as Marie
Henrik Rafaelsen
as Blomberg
Magnus Krepper
as Samuel
Björn Gustafsson
as Sture
- MD
Marius Damslev
as Lasse
Willy Ramnek Petri
as Gunnar
- LL
Liv LeMoyne
as Saga
Sofia Karemyr
as Madicken
Directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen