''Up and Away'' ()Up and Away (Hodja fra Pjort)
at ''Cineuropa'' – the best of European cinema. Retrieved 19 August 2021. is a 2018 Danish

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written and directed by

Karsten Kiilerich Karsten Kiilerich (21 January 1955, Slagelse) is a Danish film and television director, screenwriter and animator. He is a co-founder of the Danish animation studio A. Film Production, for which he still actively works. Kiilerich has been involved ...

, based on the children's book of the same name by Danish writer

Ole Lund Kirkegaard Ole Lund Kirkegaard (29 July 1940, in Aarhus – 24 March 1979) was a Danish writer of children's and youth literature, as well as a teacher. He mainly wrote about the interactions between adults and children. The main character in his books is u ...

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. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

Premise

Young boy Hodja lives in the small town of Pjort, but dreams of traveling the world. So – against his father's wishes – Hodja makes a deal with his neighbour that lets him borrow his flying carpet on the condition that Hodja will try to find the man's granddaughter, Diamond.

Cast

Thure Lindhardt Thure Frank Lindhardt (; born 24 December 1974) is a Denmark, Danish actor, educated at the drama school at Odense Teater, Odense Theatre in 1998. Life and career Lindhardt grew up in Roskilde. At the age of 12, he got a part in Bille August's ...

as Hodja *Özlem Saglanmak as Smaragd *Peter Zhelder as Rotten *

Kurt Ravn Kurt Ravn (born 29 December 1947) is a Danish singer and actor. He is best known for his performance in the TV series ''Matador A bullfighter or matador () is a performer in the activity of bullfighting. ''Torero'' () or ''toureiro'' (), ...

as El Faza *

Peter Frödin Peter Frödin (born 7 January 1964) is a Danish actor, comedian and singer.Who is ... Peter Frö ...

as Sultan *Raaberg as Mor Birgitte *

Lars Ranthe Lars Kristian Ranthe (born 26 August 1969) is a Danish actor. Personal life Ranthe married to actress Christina Albeck Børge in 1998 with whom he has two daughters, actress Rigmor Ranthe (born 2004) & Betty Marie Ranthe (born 2008). Sele ...

as Far *Rebecca Rønde Kiilerich as Perlesten *Jens Jacob Tychsen as Grumme *Troells Toya as Salep *Erik Holmey and Michael Zuckow Mardorf as Vagt *Vibeke Duehol as the Sultan's favourite wife

Release

The film was released in Denmark on 2 February 2018, where it received 164,273 admissions in Danish cinemas.Facts & Figures 2019
25 April 2020. Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 19 August 2021. It grossed $1,230,407 worldwide.

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