Released Date:
1977-09-23
Languages:
Swedish
Countries:
Sweden, Iceland
Runtime:
106 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.2 (4303 Reviews)
Director:
Olle HellbomAstrid Lindgren (novel)
Astrid Lindgren (screenplay)
9-year old Karl Lejon, 'Skorpan' is suffering from tuberculosis and knows that he will die soon. But his older brother Jonathan tries to comfort him by promising that they one day will meet in Nangijala, a magic country beyond the stars. Jonathan dies soon after in a house fire and Skorpan also passes away not long after. They meet in Nangijala, a country divided into the Cherry Blossom Valley and the Briar-Bush Valley. The people in the later are oppressed by the black knight Tengil and his dragon Katla. The two brothers, who now call themselves Jonathan and Karl Lion Heart, decide to help the freedom fighters against the oppression.
Released Date:
1986-11-01
Languages:
Swedish, French, English
Countries:
Sweden, UK, France
Runtime:
142 min
Rated:
PG
IMDB Ratings:
8.1 (12705 Reviews)
Director:
Andrei TarkovskyGenres:
DramaAndrei Tarkovsky (scenario)
Alexander, a journalist and former actor and philosopher, tells his little son how worried he is about the lack of spirituality of modern mankind. In the night of his birthday, the third world war breaks out. In his despair Alexander turns himself in a prayer to God, offering him everything to have the war not happen at all.
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