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Summary
Tough, naughty, quick-witted and brave Lillebror has just moved, and has not made any new friends yet, when his imaginary friend – the wooden twig Knerten – appears in the middle of a pile of firewood...
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 50GoodWatch 50
IMDb5.9
Audience score41%
Running time
1 h 15 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 adventure movies, −28 min on the typical 103
typical 10375Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
2009
October 16, 2009
17 years ago
Genres
AdventureComedyFamilyLanguage
Norwegian
Original language
Also spoken
DanishMade in
Norway
16 of 16
Adrian Grønnevik SmithLillebror
Åsleik EngmarkKnerten (voice)
Pernille SørensenMother
Jan Gunnar RøiseFather
Petrus Andreas ChristensenPhilip
Per SchaanningEilertsen
John BrungotBussjåføren- KFKjersti FjeldstadTante Rundtomkring
Per JansenSnekkeren- ABAmalie Blankholm HeggemsnesVesla
Ole Johan SkjelbredVeslas Far (as Ole Johan Skjelbred-Knutsen)
Lisa Loven KongsliFilmstjernen Vivian Løkkeborg
Silje TorpCarolina, Den Spanske Kjæresten (as Silje Torp Færavaag)
Jan-Paul BrekkeFlyttemann 1
Magnus DevoldFlyttemann 2- DBDaniel BatchinFilmstjernens Kjæreste
Directing · 1
- Åsleik Engmark Director
Writing · 2
- Birgitte Bratseth Screenplay
- Anne-Cath. Vestly Novel
Camera · 1
- Ari Willey Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Vidar Flataukan Editor
Sound · 1
- Jon Rørmark Music
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