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Fakir from Bilbao, The

Original title: Fakiren fra Bilbao
German title: Fakir, Der
Denmark, Sweden, 2004

Director: Flinth, Peter
Production company: M&M Productions
Co-producers: DR TV Danish Broadcasting Corporation; (DK) Sydfyn Film Fond; (SE) Swedish Television; (SE) Nordisk Film Productions AB; (DE) August Film & TV GmbH; (SE) Swedish Film Institute; Nordic Film & Televisio
Age recommendation: 8 years and up

Synopsis:
Two twins, Emma and Tom, and their mother move into an abandoned, ramshackle old house. The twins soon discover that not only is the house haunted, it hides a secret treasure, a legendary giant diamond. Enter two cutthroat villains who want the diamond back at any cost. In the ensuing treasure hunt, the twins get an unexpected leg-up from a genial ghost, the Fakir of Bilbao, who has been bottled up inside a ballpoint pen for half a century. With the help of their phantasmal new friend, the twins find the treasure, nab the crooks and bring a new man into their widowed mother's life.

Marketing strategies:
In Denmark 300.000 admissions.

Festivals:
Buster Copenhagen 2004, Cinekid Amsterdam 2004, Lübeck 2004, Antwerp/Brugge 2005, Danish Film Academy "Robert" Awards 2005 for best special effects and make up, Montreal 2005, Hannover 2005, Leeds 2005, Kristiansand 2005 (awarded), Giffoni 2005, Münster 2005, Dresden 2005, Düsseldorf 2005, Mannheim 2005, Oulu 2005, Cinemagic Belfast 2005, Chicago 2005 (awarded), Hof 2006, Arsenals Riga 2006, FICI Madrid 2007 (awarded)

World sales address/es:
TrustNordisk Int. Sales (DK)

Sold to:
Nordisk Film Biografdistr. (DK)
MFA+-Filmverleih (D)
Bundesverband Jugend und Film (DE)
Sandrew Metronome DK A/S (DK)
Cineworx (CH)
Einhorn-Film (A)
Columbia Tristar (Norway)