The Fir Tree

Apr 30, 2011

0h 27m

★ 6.5

Overview

The story of a Christmas tree is told through the 'voice' of the tree itself. The tree has big ambitions, doing everything it can to grow so tall that it reaches the sky. Featuring extraordinary photography, the film follows the adventures of its life from sapling to maturity. One December day, everything changes when a little boy falls in love with the fir tree.

Genres

Family

Fantasy

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Plus Pictures

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Cast

Grantræet (voice)

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Dreng

Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt

Far

Henrik Vestergård

Skovarbejder

Ian Burns

Familie

Sira Stampe

Familie

Carl Gustaf Kehler Holst

Familie

Agathe Stegenborg Ostenfeld

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