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Becoming Astrid

Biopic of Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren, the author of numerous children's books and creator of Pippi Longstocking.

Director

Pernille Fischer Christensen

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Genre

biography, drama, history

Box Office

$120,486

Production

N/A

Awards

3 wins & 11 nominations

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They were more entertaining
than the actual meetings. - Becoming Astrid

They were more entertaining than the actual meetings.

- Should I call you a cab?
- No. - Becoming Astrid

- Should I call you a cab? - No.

She's asking what I want to do
about Lasse. - Becoming Astrid

She's asking what I want to do about Lasse.

It's serious.
She can't look after him anymore. - Becoming Astrid

It's serious. She can't look after him anymore.

- She only wants what's best for you.
- Do you think I should abandon him? - Becoming Astrid

- She only wants what's best for you. - Do you think I ...

Your mother worries about you.
She thinks about you night and day. - Becoming Astrid

Your mother worries about you. She thinks about you night an...

Are you my father?
Is he your grandson? - Becoming Astrid

Are you my father? Is he your grandson?

You're my father
and you don't know anything? - Becoming Astrid

You're my father and you don't know anything?

I'm not coming back until I'm welcome
with my son! Your grandson! - Becoming Astrid

I'm not coming back until I'm welcome with my son!...

I don't know if I can...
I can't do this without you. - Becoming Astrid

I don't know if I can... I can't do this without y...

Lots of love. - Becoming Astrid

- I can't do it, Marie.
- Yes, you can. - Becoming Astrid

- I can't do it, Marie. - Yes, you can.

I've thought an awful lot about what
you wrote in The Brothers Lionheart. - Becoming Astrid

I've thought an awful lot about what you wrote in The B...

That there are things
you just have to do. - Becoming Astrid

That there are things you just have to do.

Sometimes I have to defend
my little brother against other boys. - Becoming Astrid

Sometimes I have to defend my little brother against other b...

If I didn't, I wouldn't be a person,
but a little piece of dirt, - Becoming Astrid

If I didn't, I wouldn't be a person, but a little ...

I've borrowed a nice bed for you. - Becoming Astrid

I've borrowed a nice bed for you.

Tomorrow we can go to the park. - Becoming Astrid

Tomorrow we can go to the park.

And see if we can find
a good tree to climb. - Becoming Astrid

And see if we can find a good tree to climb.

Lasse, are you hungry? - Becoming Astrid

Lasse, are you hungry?

See that? Those are blackberries. - Becoming Astrid

See that? Those are blackberries.

You can eat them.
Have one. - Becoming Astrid

You can eat them. Have one.

Look over there, Lasse! Swings! - Becoming Astrid

Look over there, Lasse! Swings!

I don't like it. - Becoming Astrid

I don't like it.

It's crocodile pâté,
made from real crocodiles. - Becoming Astrid

It's crocodile pâté, made from real crocodiles.

(in Danish)
Lasse, eat your food like a big boy. - Becoming Astrid

(in Danish) Lasse, eat your food like a big boy.

And drink your milk.
Just like a big boy. - Becoming Astrid

And drink your milk. Just like a big boy.

That's because I'm Swedish.
And you're Swedish too. - Becoming Astrid

That's because I'm Swedish. And you're Swedis...

Lasse is Swedish,
and Astrid is Swedish. - Becoming Astrid

Lasse is Swedish, and Astrid is Swedish.

- And I'm your mother.
- No, you're not. - Becoming Astrid

- And I'm your mother. - No, you're not.

Lasse, now eat your dinner
and then we'll play. - Becoming Astrid

Lasse, now eat your dinner and then we'll play.

Lasse, I'm your mother
and you'll do as I say! - Becoming Astrid

Lasse, I'm your mother and you'll do as I say!

There there, Lasse. - Becoming Astrid

There there, Lasse.

I was just about to write...
Sorry, Mr Lindgren... - Becoming Astrid

I was just about to write... Sorry, Mr Lindgren...

There are a lot of spelling mistakes
in this morning's letter. - Becoming Astrid

There are a lot of spelling mistakes in this morning's ...

The motoring holiday book
hasn't been sent. It's not like you. - Becoming Astrid

The motoring holiday book hasn't been sent. It's n...

He coughs and coughs. - Becoming Astrid

He coughs and coughs.

And I'm not getting any sleep
because I'm afraid he's going to die. - Becoming Astrid

And I'm not getting any sleep because I'm afraid h...

I'll finish typing those letters. - Becoming Astrid

I'll finish typing those letters.

- I'm sending you home.
- You can't fire me! - Becoming Astrid

- I'm sending you home. - You can't fire me!

I'll fire you if you don't
go home to your son. - Becoming Astrid

I'll fire you if you don't go home to your son.

- But I have so much work to do...
- That's an order. - Becoming Astrid

- But I have so much work to do... - That's an order.

Go home and look after your sick boy
and don't come back until he's well. - Becoming Astrid

Go home and look after your sick boy and don't come bac...

Doctor?
I haven't called a doctor. - Becoming Astrid

Doctor? I haven't called a doctor.

Sture Lindgren sent me.
We're old acquaintances. - Becoming Astrid

Sture Lindgren sent me. We're old acquaintances.

- Sture...?
- There's no charge. - Becoming Astrid

- Sture...? - There's no charge.

Breathe in... and breathe out. - Becoming Astrid

Breathe in... and breathe out.

And lean forward...
Lasse, can you cough for me? - Becoming Astrid

And lean forward... Lasse, can you cough for me?

There's not much to do
but let nature take its course. - Becoming Astrid

There's not much to do but let nature take its course.

I'll be back in a week
to check on him. - Becoming Astrid

I'll be back in a week to check on him.

I don't think I've ever told you... - Becoming Astrid

I don't think I've ever told you...

...about the town
where everybody drinks soda- - Becoming Astrid

...about the town where everybody drinks soda-

It all started when the grown-ups
got angry with the children- - Becoming Astrid

It all started when the grown-ups got angry with the childre...

And the children went to a new land
to live all on their own. - Becoming Astrid

And the children went to a new land to live all on their own...

The children
had to take care of themselves. - Becoming Astrid

The children had to take care of themselves.

But they were just children. - Becoming Astrid

But they were just children.

So they slept
with their feet on the pillows- - Becoming Astrid

So they slept with their feet on the pillows-

What happened next? - Becoming Astrid

What happened next?

Well, the children... - Becoming Astrid

Well, the children...

And they spent all their time
climbing trees and drinking soda. - Becoming Astrid

And they spent all their time climbing trees and drinking so...

Hi, Astrid. My grandmother
looks after me and my sister. - Becoming Astrid

Hi, Astrid. My grandmother looks after me and my sister.

She says,
"Let the little children come to me." - Becoming Astrid

She says, "Let the little children come to me."

All the children in your books!
I can tell you like us. - Becoming Astrid

All the children in your books! I can tell you like us.

You understand us.
You're on the children's side. - Becoming Astrid

You understand us. You're on the children's side.

Say a proper hello to my mother. - Becoming Astrid

Say a proper hello to my mother.

I wonder if you'd like
to go to church with us? - Becoming Astrid

I wonder if you'd like to go to church with us?

We also wrote you a song.
It is your birthday! - Becoming Astrid

We also wrote you a song. It is your birthday!

Our teacher helped us,
but we said what it should be about. - Becoming Astrid

Our teacher helped us, but we said what it should be about.

Now we're going to sing it for you,
so you can hear it too. - Becoming Astrid

Now we're going to sing it for you, so you can hear it ...

Take a leap, just dare to take a leap - Becoming Astrid

Take a leap, just dare to take a leap

Live your life
Take a step forward - Becoming Astrid

Live your life Take a step forward

Live your life.
Be there - Becoming Astrid

Live your life. Be there

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Biopic of Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren, the author of numerous children's books and creator of Pippi Longstocking.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Pernille Fischer Christensen

Writer: Kim Fupz Aakeson, Pernille Fischer Christensen

Production: N/A

Genre: biography, drama, history

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 71/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: $120,486

Released: 14 Sep 2018

Awards: 3 wins & 11 nominations

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