Original Film Title: Piken med Svovelstikkene
Director’s Name: Selma Indine Strønen Damm
Writer’s Name: Selma Indine Strønen Damm
Producer: Magic Productions, Øren Film
Country of Origin: Norway
Country of Filming: Norway
Language: Norwegian
Runtime: 12 minutes 10 seconds
Film Description:
Coming of age of the circumcision ceremony in rural Bangladesh, 7 year old Topu faces the horror of not being able to decide faith for himself. Running away from the ceremony, Topu is captured and lectured by his uncle and taken back against his own will. The trust in his immediate family is suddenly brokenA musical film adaptation of the fairy-tale “The Little Match Girl” by H.C. Andersen. In the film, we meet the poor girl Ella who goes from door to door selling matches on New Year’s Eve
