THE CROSSING

The story of the adventurous 10-year-old Gerda and her brother Otto whose parents are in the Norwegian resistance movement during the Second World War. One day, just before Christmas in 1942, Gerda and Otto’s parents are arrested, leaving the siblings on their own. Following the arrest, they discover two Jewish children, Sarah and Daniel, hidden in a secret cupboard in their basement at home. It is now up to Gerda and Otto to finish what their parents started: To help Sarah and Daniel flee from the Nazis, cross the border to neutral Sweden and reunite them with their parents. 

  • Production year
    2020

    Genre
    Family/drama

    Director
    Johanne Helgeland

    Screenplay
    Maja Lunde

    Producer
    Cornelia Boysen

    Cast
    Anna Sofie Skarholt, Bo Lindquist-Ellingsen, Samson Steine, Bianca Ghilardi-Hellsten and Henrik Sieger Woldene

    Distribution Nordic countries
    Nordisk Film

    Sales agent
    TrustNordisk

    Full credit on IMDB

  • Cinekid 2021
    Cinekid Lion Audience Award (winner)

    Zlin Film Festival 2020
    Best Feature Film for Children (winner)

    Filem’on 2020
    Press Award, EFCA Feature Award (winner)

    European Film Awards 2021
    Young Audience Award(winner)

    Barcelona Children Film Festival 2021
    Audience Award Best Feature Film (winner)

    Seattle Jewish Film Festival 2021
    Audience Choice Award (winner)

    Nordic Film Days Lübeck 2021
    Children’s Jury Prize (winner)

    Castellinaria Children Film Festival 2021
    Silver Castle (winner)

    Atlanta Jewish Film Festival 2021
    Emerging Filmmakers Jury prize (winner)

    Oulu International Film Festival 2021
    ECFA Award (winner)

    Amanda Award 2021
    Best Children’s and Youth Film (winner)
    Best Original Screenplay (nominee)

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