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, a... Read allA 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.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.
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. —Anonymous
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Danish short film that's worth seeking out
Helium (2013) is a Danish short film co-written and directed by Anders Walter.
Seven-year-old Pelle Falk Krusbæk plays Alfred, a young boy who is dying, and is afraid of death. Casper Crump portrays Enzo, a hospital janitor who bonds with the boy and tells him about a magical world called Helium where Alfred will go after death. Marijana Jankovic is the nurse who risks her job to allow Enzo to finish telling his story to Alfred.
I was amazed at how much emotional material director Walter managed to fit into this 23-minute--movie. Yes it's a tearjerker, but what's wrong with that?
Helium will work well on the small screen. It has a solid IMDb rating of 7.3. I thought it was much better than that and rated it 10. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences thought it was much better than that--Helium won the Oscar for Best Short film in 2014.
Seven-year-old Pelle Falk Krusbæk plays Alfred, a young boy who is dying, and is afraid of death. Casper Crump portrays Enzo, a hospital janitor who bonds with the boy and tells him about a magical world called Helium where Alfred will go after death. Marijana Jankovic is the nurse who risks her job to allow Enzo to finish telling his story to Alfred.
I was amazed at how much emotional material director Walter managed to fit into this 23-minute--movie. Yes it's a tearjerker, but what's wrong with that?
Helium will work well on the small screen. It has a solid IMDb rating of 7.3. I thought it was much better than that and rated it 10. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences thought it was much better than that--Helium won the Oscar for Best Short film in 2014.
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