William's life is anything but easy. His mother is a nut, so he is staying with uncle Nils, who lives on his wits alone. Now that Uncle Nils has racked up a sizable gambling debt and gangsters are out to get him, William has to muster all his moxie and imagination to save both his uncle and himself, while also juggling three class bullies and his crush, Viola.
| Original title | Jeg er William |
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| Danish title | Jeg er William |
| Director | Jonas Elmer |
| Screenplay | Kim Fupz Aakeson |
| Based on | Baseret på Kim Fupz Aakesons børneroman af samme navn. |
| Producer | Stine Meldgaard Madsen, Jakob Kirstein Høgel |
| Director of Photography | Eric Kress |
| Editor | Peter Winther |
| Sound | Claus Lynge, Hans Christian Kock, Mikkel Sørensen |
| Composer | Halfdan E |
| Production designer | Søren Schwarzberg |
| Casting | Tanja Grunwald |
| Appearance | Alexander Magnússon, Rasmus Bjerg, Stinne Henriksen, Amina Arrakha |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Domestic distribution | SF Studios |
| International sales | SF Studios |
| Danish theatrical release | 21.12.2017 |
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København: Palads NFB. København, CinemaxX. Falkoner NFB. Fields NFB. København Ø, Park Bio. Sjælland: Albertslund Biograferne. Bagsværd (Gladsaxe) Bibliografen. Ballerup Baltoppen Bio 1-2. Birkerød Bio. Fakse, Kanten. Frederikssund NFB. Frederiksværk, Kosmorama. Gentofte. Gilleleje Bio. Glumsø, Biografen. Greve NFB, Waves. Helsingør. Herlev, Big Bio. Hillerød NFB. Holbæk. Humle Bio. Hørsholm, Trommen. Ishøj Bio. Kalundborg. Kastrup Bio. Korsør Bio 1 & 2. Køge NFB. Lyngby NFB. Nykøbing F. NFB. Næstved NFB. Næstved, Bio. Ringsted. Roskilde. Rødby, Lalandia. Rødovre, Atlas. Rødovre, Viften. Slagelse. Sorø, Victoria Teatret. Stege, Biografen. Tåstrup NFB. Valby Kino. Vordingborg. Værløse Bio. Jylland: Esbjerg NFB. Fredericia. Frederikshavn. Grenå. Haderslev. Herning NFB. Hjørring. Hobro, Filmteatret. Holstebro. Hornslet, Kom-bi. Horsens. Ikast Bio. Klovborg. Kolding NFB. Nykøbing Mors, Bio Mors. Randers NFB. Ringkøbing Biograf. Rødding Bio. Silkeborg. Skive. Struer. Sønderborg. Thisted. Tønder. Varde. Vejle. Viborg. Aabenraa. Aalborg NFB. Aalborg NFB, (City Syd). Aalestrup, Bio Aalestrup. Aarhus NFB. Aarhus NFB Trøjborg (Metropol). Aarhus, CinemaxX. Aars Teaterbio. Fyn: Middelfart. Nyborg Kino Vino. Odense NFB. Odense, Cafebiografen. Odense, CinemaxX. Rudkøbing, Bio Langeland. Svendborg. Øvrig: Rønne |
| Comment | The film has won more than a dozen awards and mentions in 2018 and is nominated for the ECFA Award 2019, given by the European Children's Film Association during the Berlinale. Jonas Elmer made his feature debut in 1997 with the by now cult classic 'Let’s Get Lost', and his films include 'Mona’s World' (2001) and the international production 'New in Town' (2009) with Renée Zellweger. |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Not recommended for children under 7 |
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| Executive Producer | Meta Film Rights |
| With support from | Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, DR, Den Vestdanske Filmpulje |
| Domestic distribution | SF Studios |
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| Direction | Jonas Elmer |
| Casting: children | Jette Termann |
| Casting | Tanja Grunwald |
| Children's coach | Oliver Ussing |
| Continuity | Ditte Sun |
| Assistant director | Thomas Schindel |
| Extras coordinator | Anita Juel Lystbæk |
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| Screenplay | Kim Fupz Aakeson |
| Storyboard | Bodil Bang Heinemeier |
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| Line producer | Louise Grossell |
| Producer | Stine Meldgaard Madsen |
| Producer | Jakob Kirstein Høgel |
| Executive producer | Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen |
| Executive producer | Nina Bisgaard |
| Unit manager | William Knuttel |
| Post-producton coordinator | Iben Westi |
| Producer: development | Sara Namer |
| Location manager | Kenneth Berg |
| Production coordinator | Fie Liv Bratfeldt |
| Production assistant | Camilla Foged Svendsen |
| Production assistant | Kristoffer Hammer-Jakobsen |
| Producer's assistant | Christine Linnea Andersen |
| Producer's assistant | Emma Fredslund Poppe |
| Producer's assistant | Michel Ryddeskov |
| Producer's assistant | Julie Sohi |
| Location assistant | Jeppe Marstrand |
| Coordinator: post-production | Lone Goldie Møller |
| Coordinator: post-production | Iben Westi |
| Coordinator: post-production | Rasmus Wittrup |
| Producer's assistant | Julie Sohi |
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| Cinematographer | Eric Kress |
| First assistant camera | Søren Pedersen |
| Camera assistant | Katharina Juul-Andersen |
| Camera assistant | Neffi Kristensen |
| Steadicam operator | Anders Holck Petersen |
| Key grip | Mikael Kort |
| Behind the scenes shooting | Mathias Broe |
| Key grip: 2. unit | Andreas Winding |
| Key grip: 2. unit | Michael Tøt |
| DIT | Victor Mathiesen |
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| Still photographer | Christian Geisnæs |
| Still photographer | Henrik Petit |
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| Gaffer | Per Danbo |
| Best boy | Thomas T2 Larsen |
| Best boy | Niclas Fusager |
| Best boy | Mikkel Bentzen |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Peter Winther |
| Online editor | Lasse Selvli |
| Assistant editor | Victor Mathiesen |
| Trailer editor | Morten Højbjerg |
| Avid supervisor | Andreas Wejs Hansen |
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| Composer | Halfdan E |
| Musical arrangement | Halfdan E |
| Music supervisor | Anders-Peter Andreasen |
| Music supervisor | Jan Thielsen |
| Musical consultant | Jacob Thuesen |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Søren Schwarzberg |
| Property master | Jesper Lorents |
| Set decorator | Lene Ejlersen |
| Set dresser | Casper Nilsson |
| Assistant production designer | Helle Lygum Justesen |
| Assistant set dresser | Joshua Beckford |
| Art department runner | Christel Fruehøj Sørensen |
| Painter | Søren Simonsen |
| Painter | Birgitte Thiesen |
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Wardrobe |
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| Costume designer | Louize Nissen |
| Costume on set | Trine Cordes |
| Costume assistant | Rebecca Sophia Morris Sigaard |
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Makeup |
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| Chief makeup artist | Bjørg Serup |
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Sound |
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| Sound designer | Claus Lynge |
| Sound designer | Hans Christian Kock |
| Sound engineer | Mikkel Sørensen |
| Boom operator | Kim Dalum |
| Foley artist | Martin Langenbach |
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Special effects |
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| SFX | Hummer Højmark |
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| Colourist | Sandra Klass |
| VFX | Thomas Dyg |
| Graphic design | Tobias Røder |
| Graphic design | Louise Askekilde |
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| Stunt coordinator | Dennis Albrethsen |
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Appearance |
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| William | Alexander Magnússon |
| Morbror Niels | Rasmus Bjerg |
| Mor | Stinne Henriksen |
| Viola | Amina Arrakha |
| Djernis | Niels-Martin Eriksen |
| Lise | Dorte Højsted |
| Dino | Frank Hvam |
| Bertil Brystkasse | Jacob Agermose Pedersen |
| Yoyo | Jeppe Bruun Wahlstrøm |
| Martin | Gregers Federspiel |
| Miller | Ferdinand Glad Bach |
| Arnold | Julius Green Volder |
| Politibetjent | Nicolai Jandorf |
| Politibetjent | Nina Christrup |
| Babe | Mona Stilling Poulsen |
| Svend | Peter Kroll |
| William (4 år) | Ludvig de Lorenzi |
| Sejler | Martin Kongstad |
| Patient | Anna Lyngby Olsen |
| Patient | Henrik List |
| Patient | Kaspar Colling Nielsen |
| Rulleskøjtefar | Bo Carlsson |
| Stakkel | Zeev Sevik Perl |
| Galopspeaker | Carsten Rabjerg |
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Reviews and articles
On the library you can find these articles and revies and other material about the film.
| Type | Source | Author | Date |
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| Anmeldelse | Information | Monggaard, Christian | 2017-12-22 |
| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | Krogsgaard Christensen, Jeppe | 2017-12-21 |
| Interview | Berlingske Tidende | Sauntved, Louise Kidde | 2017-12-21 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Sommer Boysen, Katrine | 2017-12-21 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Skotte Christensen, Kim | 2017-12-21 |
| Varia | Berlingske Tidende | Ganderup, Mads Bager | 2017-12-21 |
| Interview | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Enggaard, Michael | 2017-12-19 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Berlingske | 2016-11-09 |
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