The Crossing

Over Grensen / Across the Border (Working title)

Feature Film | 2018-2020 | Norway

Main data

Director	Johanne Helgeland
Written by	Maja Lunde
Production	Maipo Films [no]

Project data

Budget	2,1 M€
Film financing	Norwegian Film Institute [no] - production funding: 900 000 EUR

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Trailer/Video on Youtube

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Brief synopsis

Sarah and Daniel are jews, and they are hiding in the basement of Otto and Gerda’s family, before they are heading for Sweden. But they have now been discovered, the parents are arrested, before they continue the voyage in the depiction of fear, confidence, friendship and great courage in small people.

(https://www.nfi.no/eng/news/2018/norwegian-film-institute-will-support-childrens-ww2-classic)

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Anna Sofie Skarholt	Gerda [L]
Bo Lindquist-Ellingsen	Otto [L]
Samson Steine	Daniel [L]
Bianca Ghilardi-Hellsten	Sarah [L]
Henrik Siger Woldene	Per [GS]
Luke Neite	Soldat Hermann [SR]
Julius Robin Weigel	Kommandant Hans [SR]

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
Director of photography	John-Erling H. Fredriksen
Costume designer	Anne Isene
Director	Johanne Helgeland
Editor	Jon Endre Mørk
Composer	Stein Berge Svendsen
Producer	Cornelia Boysen
Production designer	Åsa Nilsson
Screenwriter	Maja Lunde

Production companies

Company	Comment
Maipo Films [no]

Awards

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Johanne Helgeland	2021	EFA Film Awards - Young Audience [eu] Young Audience Award	Young Audience Award	Winner

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	Norway	Friday, 14/02/2020

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The Crossing

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