The Ape Star

Apstjärnan

Jonna, a feisty orphan girl dearly wants to be adopted. But when her potential new mom drives up to the orphanage in an old car, she gets a big shock when the door opens and a gorilla steps out! Jonna is not sure she wants to leave with the big, clumsy primate at first, but ape and girl quickly overcome their physical differences. But can their newfound domestic bliss survive the scheming of a local bully who’s out to separate the two? A heart-warming animation about outsiders and unconventional love.

Screening Schedule

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Direction: Linda Hambäck

Script: Janne Vierth

Cinematography: Gabriel Mkrttchian

Editing: Ulf Tønder Flittig, Linda Hambäck

Sound: Mats Blomberg

Music: Minna Weurlander, Tania Naranjo

Actors: Pernilla August, Rebecca Gerstmann, Stellan Skarsgård, Melinda Kinnaman

Production: LEE Film Stockholm AB

Producers: Linda Hambäck, Petter Lindblad

Co-production: Mikrofilm AS, Nørlum P1 IVS, Film i Väst & Sveriges Television AB

Co-producers: Lise Fearnley, Tonje Skar Reiersen, Claus Toksvig Kjær, Frederik Villumsen, Peter Possne, Anna Croneman

Format: DCP

Production Country: Sweden, Norway, Denmark

Production Year: 2020

Duration: 76'

Contact: Attraction Distribution

Age 9+

Linda Hambäck

Linda Hambäck was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1974. She has been working within the film- and TV- industry since 1998, when she finished her studies, at Dramatiska Institutet University College of Film, Radio, Television, and Theatre. Linda has a background working with TV series, shorts, and commercials. She has mainly been working with animation for the last six years.