Becoming Astrid

An international co-production between Sweden and Denmark, the film is directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen, from a screenplay co-written by Christensen and Kim Fupz Aakeson, and stars Alba August and Maria Fahl Vikander as young and elder incarnations of Lindgren, alongside Maria Bonnevie, Magnus Krepper, Trine Dyrholm, Henrik Rafaelsen and Björn Gustafsson.Children from all over the world write letters to Astrid Lindgren (Maria Fahl Vikander), which makes her dream back to her youth in Småland.[3] When she (Alba August) worked at Vimmerby tidning, she falls in love with the chief editor, Reinhold Blomberg (Henrik Rafaelsen),[3] who is 30 years her senior.[3] Principal photography took place at Marquardt Palace in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany as well as in Västra Götaland in Sweden.The site's critical consensus reads: "Becoming Astrid pays tribute to a beloved character's creator with a biopic that proves the story behind the scenes is just as timelessly engaging.
Pernille Fischer Christensen and Alba August at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival .
SwedishPernille Fischer ChristensenKim Fupz AakesonAlba AugustMaria BonnevieMagnus KrepperTrine DyrholmBjörn GustafssonNordisk FilmDet Danske FilminstitutFilm i VästNordisk Film ProductionDanishbiographicaldrama filmAstrid Lindgreninternational co-production68th Berlin International Film FestivalSmålandCopenhagenRoyal Automobile ClubAstrid EricssonSofia KaremyrMadickenPrincipal photographyPotsdamBrandenburgGermanyVästra GötalandSwedenBerlin International Film FestivalChicago International Film FestivalMusic Box Filmslimited theatrical releasereview aggregatorRotten TomatoesMetacriticGuldbagge Awards28 January 2019Best FilmBest ActressBest Supporting ActorBest Supporting ActressBest Costume DesignArt DirectionWinston ChurchillDarkest HourBjörn BorgBorg vs McEnroeBox Office MojoAftonbladetFandangoSwedish Film Institute Database