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Beyond Beyond

Beyond Beyond
English version film poster
Danishrejsen til fjerkongens rige
Directed byEsben Toft Jacobsen
Written by
  • Esben Toft Jacobsen
  • Jannik Tai Mosholt
Produced by
  • Jessica Ask
  • Sarita Christensen
  • Petter Lindblad
  • René Sørensen
Starring
Cinematography
  • Mads Juul
  • Kristian Rydberg
Edited byElin Pröjts
Music byNicklas Schmidt
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Copenhagen Bombay (Denmark)
  • Noble Entertainment (Sweden)
Release dates
Running time
78 minutes
Countries
  • Sweden
  • Denmark
LanguageSwedish

Beyond Beyond (Swedish: Resan till Fjäderkungens Rike), is a 2016 Swedish-Danish computer-animated comedy-drama film directed by the Danish animator Esben Toft Jacobsen.[1][2] The movie had its world premiere on 10 February 2014 at the Berlin International Film Festival.[3]

Plot

Jonah is a young bunny whose life is torn apart when his beloved mother dies and is taken away by the Feather King to the afterlife after she develops a bad cough. Unwilling to accept that his mother is gone, Jonah plots to travel to the other side and bring her back. He finally gains his chance when an old dog gives Jonah his ticket to the afterlife.

Cast

Character Swedish voice actor Danish voice actor English voice actor
Johan Edvin Ryding Pelle Falk Krusbæk EvanTubeHD
Johan's mother Tuva Novotny Tuva Novotny Ambyr Childers
Johan's father Gustaf Hammarsten Lars Brygmann Cary Elwes
The Feather King Lennart Jähkel Flemming Quist Møller Patrick Warburton
The Captain Sissela Kyle Søs Egelind Emily Deschanel
Bill Leif Andrée Jon Heder

Reception

Variety wrote that the creative team behind Beyond Beyond "invent an elaborate mythology around an impressive figure called the Feather King, who guards the realm where Johan, the rabbit boy, must venture, though the trip proves too dark and complicated for family crowds, limiting export prospects."[4] Common Sense Media also commented upon the film's themes and expressed concern that they might be too dark for younger audiences.[5] Dove marked Beyond Beyond with their "Family Approved" seal and wrote that it was "a charming little story about the loss of a loved one and how that loss effects others."[6]

The SVT Nyheter Norrbotten praised the movie's 3D environment and compared it to works by Hayao Miyazaki, but also felt that the film's premise was too confusing.[7]

References

  1. ^ Beck, Jerry (16 February 2014). "TRAILER: Sweden's animated "Beyond Beyond"". IndieWire.
  2. ^ Chalich, Aaron (11 March 2016). "DVD Review: Beyond Beyond". KSTP. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Johan und der Federkönig". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  4. ^ Debruge, Peter (8 March 2014). "Film Review: 'Beyond Beyond'". Variety.
  5. ^ Schonfeld, Renee. "Beyond Beyond - Movie Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Beyond Beyond (review)". Dove Family Friendly Movie Reviews. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  7. ^ ""Resan till Fjäderkungens rike"". SVT Nyheter Norrbotten. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2016.