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Section: Literature in Film - European Corner
The Ape Star (2021)
There is nothing the orphan Jonna wants more than a mother. The feisty young girl dearly wants to be adopted. Jonna will accept anyone, really, so long as her new parent loves Jonna… and only Jonna. 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! Now she’s not so sure she wants to leave…
| Country | Denmark, Norway, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Year | 2021 |
| Duration | 76 min |
| Rating | 6 |
| Language | Swedish |
| Subtitle | Simultanneous translation into |
| Directed by | Linda Hambäck |
| Screenplay | Jan Vierth |
| Director of Photography | Gabriel Mkrttchian |
| Music | Tania Naranjo, Minna Weurlander |
| Edited by | Linda Hambäck |
| Contact | SF Studios |
Biography
A Swedish director and producer of Korean origin educated at the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts. She's made many TV series and short films. She's directed, e.g. the animated films The World of Dolores and Gunellen (Bojsfilmen - Dolores och Gunellens värld, 2016) and Gordon & Paddy (2017).
Literature, Family, Friendship, Animation, Childhood, Animals