'Becoming Astrid' trivia and fun facts

Cinema family

Alba August is the daughter of Danish director Bille August and Swedish actress and director Pernilla August.

Small beginnings

The director Pernille Fischer Christensen came up with the idea of the movie by reading a newspaper article about Astrid Lindgren and her youth.

In family

Director Pernille Fischer Christensen co-wrote the script with her husband Kim Fupz Aakeson, who also writes children's books, like the main character Astrid Lindgren.