[Whilst out looking for something else I've just stumbled across a much longer trailer for Danish kid's adventure movie Super Brother that has the added bonus of being English subtitled. It's a bit of an older title now but still well worth checking out.]There are a whole lot of reasons why I love Nordic film but the one that matters right now is that - unlike most of the industry here in North America - the Nordic countries refuse to produce kids' films that treat kids like they're stupid and incapable of following anything not driven by blinking lights and bright colors. Sure, they make their share of bad flicks there, too, but seen from this perspective it looks like the ratio of bad kids films:good kids films is pretty much the opposite of what it is here, which means the dogs are the exception rather than the rule. And the latest to catch my eye - and I believe one quite likely to follow the international success of Ole Bornedal's The Substitute - is Birger Larsen's Super Brother.
The first teaser has just released and while it's very much a tease that's honestly part of the appeal here: it lets you use a bit of imagination to figure out what's going on rather than just spooning it to you.10-year-old Anton is desperate to have a 'real' big brother. Ever so often, he has set his own needs aside for the sake of his autistic big brother Buller, and Anton longs for him to be the brother he never had, strong and daring and one to defend him against the bullies at school. But the only thing Buller can think of is space. Though, when a Super Trip Remote from outer space lands nearby, Buller suddenly becomes the super brother Anton has always dreamt of, and powerful forces are unleashed.
true that about kid's films. this one could be very cool.