Theodor and Great Grandad. Credit: Lis Dyre

SYNOPSIS

Five-year-old Theodor pays a visit to his amazing, charming and slightly scary Great Grandad who lives atop a mountain in Norway together with his little cat, ‘Bombi Bitt’. Great Grandad has only one ‘good’ eye, always wears a hat, smokes cigars and has a laugh so loud that it can be heard echoing across the mountains.

 

In the Norwegian fells, Great Grandad recounts amazing tales about his childhood friend ‘Fatso’ to his – often impatient – great grandchild – and Theodor listens, goes off exploring and invents imaginative games to play in the Norwegian countryside, the home of the grazing moose and growling bear. Theodor’s games are inspired by Great Grandad’s tall tales, for up in the mountains there are no iPads, TV nor children to play with. Here, a boy’s imagination is given free rein – and if there is something Great Grandad and great grandson have in common, it is a vivid imagination and a love of tall tales.

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

Chicago Children´s Film Festival 2017

Miyukino Snowtheater IFF 2017

Chicago International Children's Film Festival
Miyukino Snowtheater Int. FF 2017
English titleGreat Grandad´s Tall Tales Domestic releaseMarch 7th 2016 Formattv-series Duration8 x 10 min. Director & WriterTone Mygind Rostbøll ProducerMaria Stevnbak Westergren CastTheodor Rostbøll Goldbach, Erik Rostbøll International SalesAutlook Filmsales FinancingThe Danish Film Institute, DR TV
Great Grandad. Credit: Lis Dyre
Theodor. Credit: Lis Dyre and Lea Glob
Theodor. Credit: Lea Glob and Andreas Bøggild Monies
Theodor. Credit: Lis Dyre
Theodor and Great Grandad. Credit: Lis Dyre
Theodor and Great Grandad. Credit: Lis Dyre
Theodor. Credit: Lis Dyre
Theodor and Great Grandad. Credit: Lis Dyre
Theodor and Great Grandad. Credit: Lis Dyre