''The Miracle in Valby'' () is a 1989 Danish-Swedish

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written and directed by

Åke Sandgren Åke Sandgren (born 13 May 1955) is a Swedish- Danish film director and screenwriter. He has written and directed a number of films in a variety of genres, mostly in Denmark where he now lives. Biography Sandgren studied Film Science and Philo ...

, and starring Jakob Katz,

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, Lina Englund, and . The film was produced by

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, won the awards for

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and

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at the

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Plot

The story follows a teenage

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who discovers a frequency that can transport him back in time.

Cast

* Jakob Katz as Sven *

as Bo * Lina Englund as Petra * as Hanna *

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as the boy from the middle ages *

Jens Okking Jens Dyhr Okking, (18 December 1939 – 21 January 2018) was a Danish actor, singer and politician. Jens Okking was mostly known outside of Denmark from Lars von Triers TV-series '' The Kingdom''. In Denmark, Okking was a notable actor for man ...

as Bo's Father *

Ingvar Hirdwall Lars Ingvar Hirdwall (5 December 1934 – 6 April 2023) was a Swedish actor. In Sweden he is best known for his role in the Martin Beck film series; internationally he was perhaps best known for his role as the lawyer Dirch Frode in the ''Mille ...

as Petra's Father *

Karen-Lise Mynster Karen-Lise Mynster (born 15 January 1952, Aalborg) is a Danish actress who gained popularity in 1978 while performing the role of Eliza in ''My Fair Lady'' at Copenhagen's Det Danske Teater. She is however remembered above all for her role as Ulla ...

as Sven's Mother * as the vicar *

Mona Seilitz Mona Elisabet Seilitz née ''Alexandersson'' (16 January 1943 – 2 April 2008) was a Swedish film and television actress and entertainer. Born in Malmö, she was considered to be a veteran of both Swedish dramatic and comedic television. Seil ...

as Petra's Mother

References

External links

* * * 1989 films 1989 drama films Danish drama films Swedish drama films 1980s Danish-language films 1980s Swedish-language films Best Film Guldbagge Award winners Films whose director won the Best Director Guldbagge Award Films directed by Åke Sandgren 1980s Swedish films Danish multilingual films Swedish multilingual films {{1980s-Denmark-film-stub