The Brothers Lionheart

The Brothers Lionheart is a Swedish fantasy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 23 September 1977, directed by Olle Hellbom and based on the 1973 book of the same name, written by Astrid Lindgren. It won Sweden's Guldbagge Award for Best Director in 1978. Selected cast Lars Söderdahl as Karl "Skorpan" Lion(-heart) Staffan Götestam as Jonatan Lion(-heart) Allan Edwall as Mattias Gunn Wållgren as Sofia Folke Hjort as Jossi Per Oscarsson as Orvar Tommy Johnson as Hubert Jan Nygren as Veder, Tengil's soldier Michael "Micha" Gabay as Kader, Tengil's soldier Georg Årlin as Tengil Bertil Norström as Pjuke, Tengil's advisor Production The film was shot in Sweden, Denmark and Iceland. Filming locations included Stockholm for studio interiors and the openings sequence, while Skåne County in Sweden and Århus in Jutland represented Nangijala, while and Dimmuborgir in Iceland represented the lands of Tengil. Upon release, unique for adaptations of Lindgren’s work, it was given an 11 certificate by the Swedish board of censors, causing the Riksdag to enact an age limit of 7 and above for future films. The film nevertheless maintained the age limit of 11 and above for years until a 7 limit, called “Lex Lejonhjärta”, was deemed acceptable.