Helium (2013)

A young boy Alfred is dying, but through the stories about HELIUM - a magical fantasy world, told by the hospital's eccentric janitor Enzo, Alfred regain the joy and happiness of his life, and finds a safe haven away from daily life.

Director:

Anders Walter

Writers:

Christian Gamst Miller-Harris (co-writer), Anders Walter (co-writer)

Stars:

Casper Crump, Pelle Falk Krusbæk, Marijana Jankovic

Won 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Casper Crump	...	Enzo
Pelle Falk Krusbæk	...	Alfred
Marijana Jankovic	...	Nurse

Storyline

The boy Alfred is hospitalized and dying, but through the stories about Helium - a magical fantasy world where people go when the need 'the deep sleep' - told by the hospital's eccentric janitor, Enzo, Alfred regains the joy and happiness of his life and finds a safe haven away from daily life.

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Plot Keywords:

illness | terminal illness | helium | helium balloon | fantasy world | 

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Genres:

Short | Drama | Family

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

31 January 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Гелiй

Company Credits

Production Co:

M&M Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

You can see when the nurse unlocks the door to the ICU that it says "ortopædkirurgisk afdeling". Meaning Orthopedic surgical ward so unless Alfred's got a very dangerous fractured arm he might need to go to an actual ICU.

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Connections

Featured in The Oscars (2014)

User Reviews

Change your mind,change your story,change your life

when a little child boy who is suffering from an incurable disease and he is going to die in a few months,thinks "heaven looks like a boring place", how can you change the way he looks into the life after death? how can you help to make this journey a little more comfort for him? This is the story of Helium. Sometimes I think to myself hopes are some kind of lies, but I guess sometimes it is crucial to change our mind, the way we look into the problems makes us, makes how we are going to live,and how we are going to die, or maybe how we are going to live after this life! So I believe "Helium" which is another intent for Heaven-but it seems to be more fun,more fantastic and imaginable for a little kid who loves balloons and bored from a mental,abstract world called heaven- did a good job to make the audience rethink about the way they look into life and make them more precise about choosing their perspective to the life's events.