Tobias Jacobsen is 42. When the doctors tell him he is fatally ill, the earth opens up beneath him and he finds himself plunging into the abyss. It makes him think of the time he was 13 and his girlfriend got him to jump off the balcony of her father's house with a sun umbrella for a parachute. Two stories separated by 29 years are told in parallel, but gradually intertwine into one drama. Both stories have moments of joy and tragedy, as fates wondrously separate and are brought back together again. It is a story about making a leap of faith, trusting in yourself and realizing that, ultimately, life is no good without humour, even of the darker variety.
| Original title | Springet |
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| Danish title | Springet |
| Director | Henning Carlsen |
| Screenplay | Henning Carlsen |
| Director of Photography | Jens Schlosser |
| Editor | Anders Refn |
| Sound | Leif Jensen |
| Production designer | Anders Engelbrecht |
| Appearance | Mikael Birkkjær, Susanne Storm, Peter Steen, Asger Reher |
| Production country | Denmark, Norway |
| Domestic distribution | Filmcompagniet - SF Film, Warner og Twentieth Century Fox |
| International sales | SF Studios |
| Technical info | 2594 meter, 35 mm, 1,85:1 - Widescreen, color, Dolby, SRD |
| Danish theatrical release | 25.02.2005 |
| Cinemas | Dagmar, Palads, Grand, BioCity (Tåstrup), Kinopalæet (Lyngby) samt 20 biografer i provinsen |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 11 |
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| Production company | Dagmar Filmproduktion, SF Film A/S |
| Domestic distribution | Filmcompagniet - SF Film, Warner og Twentieth Century Fox |
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| Direction | Henning Carlsen |
| Assistant director | Else Heidary-Carlsen |
| Continuity | Linda Daae |
| Casting: extras | Christina Kallan |
| Casting: children | Tine Sætter-Lassen |
| Casting: extras | Christina Kallan |
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| Script | Henning Carlsen |
| Script consultant | Ib Lucas |
| Script consultant | Arne Forchhammer |
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Production |
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| Production | Henning Carlsen |
| Production | Michael Fleischer |
| Unit manager | Anders Refn |
| Line producer | Nina Crone |
| Production manager | Karen Baumbach |
| Production coordinator | Pernille Kaas |
| Production assistant | Louise Lundgren |
| Production assistant | Christina Kallan |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Jens Schlosser |
| First assistant camera | John Frimann Rasmussen |
| Clapper/loader | Søren Pedersen |
| Key grip | Mark Mavrinac |
| Cinematographer: 2. unit | Eigil Bryld |
| First assistant camera | Henrik Lyngbo |
| Clapper/loader | Silla Herbst |
| Key grip | Dai Hopkins |
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Stills |
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| Still photographer | Rolf Konow |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Gaffer | Otto Stenov |
| Best boy | Andy Cole |
| Best boy | Stine Hein |
| Best boy | Morten Nyboe |
| Assistant lighting technician | Emil Taasinge |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Anders Refn |
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Music |
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| Music coordinator | Søren Kristiansen |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Anders Engelbrecht |
| Property master | Magnus Magnusson |
| Set dresser | Thorkil Slebsager |
| Set dresser | Tine Hieronymus Nielsen |
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Wardrobe |
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| Wardrobe | Anne Mette Juul |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup | Elizabeth Bukkehave |
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Sound |
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| Sound engineer | Leif Jensen |
| B-sound designer | John Nielsen |
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Special effects |
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| Special effects | Lars Kolding Andersen |
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Stunt |
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| Stunt coordinator | Stig Günther |
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Choreography |
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| Choreography | Eske Holm |
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Appearance |
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| Tobias | Mikael Birkkjær |
| Ruth | Susanne Storm |
| Idas far, 70 år | Peter Steen |
| Poul Clausen | Asger Reher |
| Idas far, 40 år | Jesper Vigant |
| Ida | Marina Bouras |
| Lektor Schiøtz | Lars Lunøe |
| Tobias, 13 år | Simon Kabel |
| Ida, 13 år | Anna-Sofie Vegge Andersen |
| Poul Clausen, 13 år | Morten Munk Nielsen |
| Eva | Marina Bouras |
| Cyklisten | Mads M. Nielsen |
| Ældre herre i bus | Elith Nulle Nykjær Jørgensen |
| Sygeplejersken | Helle Bo |
| Bassisten | Thomas Ovesen |
| Saxofonisten | Jakob Dinesen |
| Trommeslageren | Mikkel Find |
| Bassistens kone | Britt Voigt |
| Trommeslagerens kone | Jette Sievertsen |
| Buschauffør | Mogens Christoffersen |
| Stand-in for voksne Ida | Louise Seloy |
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