Becoming Astrid | Sweden BNFF
Ottawa Art Gallery - Alma Duncan Salon
50 Mackenzie King Bridge, Ottawa, ON K1N 0C5, Canada
Ontario
45.4253132
-75.6879647
Dir. Pernille Fischer Christensen, 2018 | 123 minutes
Celebrated children’s writer Astrid Lindgren is the subject of this biopic, which focuses on the author’s formative teenage and early adult years. Born in 1907 to a conservative family in rural Sweden, Astrid eagerly takes an internship at the local newspaper under the guidance of the older and married editor Blomberg. Astrid soon becomes pregnant and, to avoid scandal, leaves her home and must care for herself and her child independently. An inspiring story of love, bravery, and resilience, Becoming Astrid is a touching look at the painful circumstances that shaped the worldview of an internationally beloved storyteller.
English sub-titles.