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Oskar & Josefine

Original title: Oskar & Josefine
German title: Oskar & Josefine
Denmark, 2005

Director: Myllerup, Carsten
Production company: Cosmo Film
Co-producers: TV 2 Danmark
Age recommendation: 8 years and up

Synopsis:
Oscar and Josefine are celebrating Midsummer with Oscar's grandparents in the country. A demon, Thorsen, gives Josefine the gift of enabling her to travel back in time. Visiting Oscar's family in the 17th century, Josefine saves a sickly young girl from the stake. But now the villagers see Josefine as a witch and want to burn her at the stake instead.

Comments:
The film has sold 250.000 tickets in Denmark, one of the most successful films in Denmark 2005.

Festivals:
Kristiansand 2005, Buster Copenhagen 2005, Lucas Frankfurt 2005, London 2005, Luebeck 2005 (special mention), Olympia Pyrgos 2005 (awarded), Arsenals Riga 2006, Leeds 2006, Sprockets Toronto 2006

Website: www.dfi.dk/dfi/english/featurefilms/15998.htm

World sales address/es:
TrustNordisk Int. Sales (DK)
Telepool / Global Screen (DE)

Sold to:
Svensk Filmindustri (DK)