''Bamse and the Witch's Daughter'' () is a 2016 Swedish-language

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directed by Christian Ryltenius and

Maria Blom Maria Margareta Blom (born 28 February 1971) is a Swedish film director, dramatist and screenwriter. She is perhaps best known for the film '' Dalecarlians'' from 2004. Blom has written and directed more than ten theatre plays among them ''Raba ...

from a screenplay by Ida Kjellin and Sofie Forsman, based on the

Bamse is a Swedish cartoon created by Rune Andréasson. The highly popular children's cartoon first emerged as a series of television short films as well as a weekly half-page Sunday strip in 1966, before being published periodically in its own com ...

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franchise by

Rune Andréasson Rune Herbert Emanuel Andréasson (11 August 1925 – 15 December 1999) was a Swedish cartoonist and illustrator. Andréasson has created children's comics since 1944, mainly for the Swedish market, but his works have been published in several l ...

. A sequel to '' Bamse and the City of Thieves'' (2014), it is the second film in the ''Bamse'' film series, and was followed by ''Bamse and the Thunder Clock'' (2018). An international co-production between Sweden, Hungary, Germany and Taiwan, the film was produced by

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and

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, and distributed by

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. It was released on 25 December 2016, and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised for its animation, character development and anti-capitalist messages, but criticised its screenplay.Hellsten, Anna (22 December 2016)
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. (in Swedish). ''

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. (in Swedish). ''

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Cast

Peter Haber Peter Alexander Haber (born 12 December 1952) is a Swedish actor. His father was German, his mother Swedish. He grew up in Skåne, Sweden, and in Remscheid, Germany. In 1987 he was hired by the Stockholm City Theatre where he was active until ...

* Steve Kratz as Skalman *

Morgan Alling Sven Robert Morgan Alling (born ''Persson''; 8 June 1968) is a Sweden, Swedish actor, screenwriter and film director, film and theatre director. Alling finished Malmö Theatre Academy 1990. He rose to fame in 1993 as co-host of children's telev ...

as Little Shot *

Jonas Karlsson Sven Bert Jonas Karlsson (born 11 March 1971) is a Swedish actor and author. Karlsson was born in Salem. He won a Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in 2004 for the movie '' Details''. He published his first book, a collection of short stories, i ...

as Krösus Sork * Ingela Olsson as Hatiora the Witch * Laura Jonstoij Berg as Lova *

Tea Stjärne Tea Aurora Inez Jacobsdotter Stjärne (born 30 July 2000) is a Swedish actress. In 2011, she had the leading role in the SVT series ''Tjuvarnas jul'' along with Gustaf Hammarsten. In 2023, she has a leading role as Mia Thorstensson in the Netfl ...

as Nalle-Maja * Malin Cederbladh as Hugg *

Christer Fant Christer Michael Fant (born 10 March 1953 in Sigtuna, Sweden) is a Swedish actor. He is a son of actor George Fant. He played the valet Melker in the 2011 " Sveriges Radios julkalender" '' Allt du önskar''. In the 1980s he hosted the TV program ...

as Tagg *

Shebly Niavarani Shebly Niavarani (born 7 July 1979) is a Swedish actor of Persian descent. He studied acting at the National Academy of performing arts between years 2000-2004. He is a member of the Stockholm City Theatre ensemble where he has played in such ...

as the Wolf *

Leif Andrée Leif Allan Andrée (born Leif Allan Johansson 29 January 1958 in Stockholm) is a Swedish actor. Andrée has been engaged at Teater Galeasen, National Swedish Touring Theatre, Chinateatern, Stockholm City Theatre and Unga Riks. Films *'' Kv ...

as Knocke and Smocke *

Ia Langhammer Maria Christina "Ia" Langhammer (born 13 August 1962 in Stockholm) is a Swedish singer and actor. Langhammer studied at Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting until 1989. In 1998 she received a Guldbagge Award for her role as Berit in the f ...

as the Grandmother * Maria Bolme as Brummelisa * Karin Gidfors as Miss Fiffi * Andreas Rothlin Svensson as Tough Sork *

Emma Peters Emma Karin Peters (born 10 February 1978) is a Swedish actress and comedian. She studied at the Teaterhögskolan in Stockholm between 2000 and 2004. She has worked as an actress at Backa teater, Östgötateatern, Uppsala stadsteater and toured ...

as Tessan Sork

References

External links

* (in Swedish) *
''Bamse and the Witch's Daughter''
at the

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