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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Stine Fischer Christensen	...	Elisa
	Jens Jørn Spottag	...	Kongen
	Benedikte Hansen	...	Dronningen
	Ghita Nørby	...	Fatamorgana / Den gamle kone
	Søren Sætter-Lassen	...	Ærkebiskop
	Thure Lindhardt	...	Prins Albrecht
	Helle Hertz	...	Berthe
	Mads M. Nielsen	...	Den unge konge
	Mads Hjulmand	...	Prins Eberhard
	Frej Spangsberg Lorenzen	...	Prins Konrad
	Emma B. Marott	...	Unge Elisa (as Emma Bendtzen Marrot)
	Heidi Ryom	...	Lamia
	Lis Jeppesen	...	Lamia
	Emil Johan Lykke Andersen	...	Ung prins #1
	Ludvig Philip Bach	...	Ung prins #2

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Storyline

A little princess, Elisa, is living happily with her eleven brothers when their father, the old King, remarries. Bedazzled by his new Queen's beauty and powers of enchantment, he sends Elisa away. Meanwhile the Queen transforms her brothers into swans. When Elisa returns as an adult, her father is unable to recognize her, and she is hounded out of the kingdom. With the help of an old woman - the fairy Fata Morgana in disguise - she tracks down her brother. They are now swans by day, and human beings by night. Elisa vows to do everyting in her power to save her brothers. FataMorgana comes to her in a dream and shows her how she must weave eleven coarse shirts from flax made of stinging nettles, in order that her brothers may regain human form. Until the task is accomplished, she must not speak a word. Meanwhile a young King of the new land comes upon Elisa, and is smitten with her. He makes her his Queen, despite the protestations of the Archbishop, who regards her as a witch. One ... Written by JJ Film

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Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

11 September 2009 (Denmark) See more »

Also Known As:

De vilda svanarna See more »

Filming Locations:

Nordisk Film, Valby, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Budget:

DKK 15,000,000 (estimated)

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (original)

Color:

Color

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Trivia

Margrethe II is the Queen of Denmark. She makes Scenografi but she is actually also participating in the film during the scene where the execution is taking part. See more »