Back
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
The Brothers Lionheart (1977)
Nine-year old Karl Lejon, 'Skorpan' suffers 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.
| Country | Sweden |
|---|---|
| Year | 1977 |
| Duration | 102 min |
| Rating | 12 |
| Language | Czech |
| Directed by | Olle Hellbom |
| Screenplay | Astrid Lindgren |
| Director of Photography | Rune Ericson |
| Music | Lasse Dahlberg, Björn Isfält |
| Edited by | Jan Persson |
| Contact | The Swedish Film Institute |
Biography
A director, producer and screenwriter, he began in advertising and TV. He was famous in particular for films and TV series based on books by Astrid Lindgren, e.g. The Children of Bullerbyn Village (Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn, 1970), Emil of Lönneberga (Emil i Lönneberga, 1971), a series of films about Pippi Longstocking (1969-1970) and The Brothers Lionheart (Bröderna Lejonhjärta, 1977).
Literature, Drama, Family, Friendship, Fantasy, Illness + Death, Supernatural