Becoming Astrid

2018 [SWEDISH]

Action / Biography / Drama / History

15
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 96% · 28 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 82% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 7728 7.7K

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Director

Pernille Fischer Christensen Photo
Pernille Fischer Christensen

Top cast

Magnus Krepper Photo
Magnus Krepper as Samuel
Eric Ericson Photo
Eric Ericson as Doctor
Alba August Photo
Alba August as Astrid
Trine Dyrholm Photo
Trine Dyrholm as Marie
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1.03 GB
1280*534
Swedish 2.0
NR
Subtitles
24 fps
2 hr 3 min
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1.98 GB
1920*800
Swedish 2.0
NR
Subtitles
24 fps
2 hr 3 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by larrys3 6 / 10

Partial Biopic Has Solid Acting & Wonderful Cinematography

Powerful deliberately paced drama with strong acting and wonderful cinematography.Alba August is excellent in her lead role as Astrid Lindgren (nee Ericsson) who pays a heavy price in moralistic 1920's Sweden, for getting involved with her much older married boss and becoming pregnant. The partial biopic only covers Lindgren's life essentially from her mid-teen into her 20's.Thus, we get only hints, such as her ability to make up fascinating stories to her siblings and her creative writing, as to how she would go on to create the extremely popular children's book series "Pippi Longstocking" among other works. Lindgren would become the 4th most prolific children's author to be translated globally.Overall, a solid intense drama but I would have liked to have seen more of how Lindgren transformed into one of the most acclaimed children's authors of all time.
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Reviewed by westsideschl 7 / 10

Becoming (Early Life)

From what I've read elsewhere the movie fairly accurately presents the early life of Astrid Lindgren author of children's books such as Pippi Longstocking. Well acted & written. A small criticism is the left untold later part of her life where she marries and has a second child as well as the process of her becoming a writer. Also, the sacrifices she made to visit her first child under foster care in Copenhagen.

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