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Ivan the Incredible

2012 · 80 min

A bright, silly animated romp about a bullied kid who briefly gets superpowers, with gentle laughs and a warm lesson about being yourself.

Directed by: Michael Hegner
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family
Starring: Thure Lindhardt, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Signe Egholm Olsen

Tagline: From Ordinary Zero to Extarordinary Hero
Overview: Poor Ivan Olsen is plagued by problems bullied at school and constantly pursued by a gang whose greatest pleasure is filling his pants with water. And when Ivan gets home, his dad doesn't have much sympathy for him either because he is crazy about Tarzan and fails to appreciate Ivan's finer qualities. But one day Ivan gets the chance to live up all of his dad's expectations and give the bullies at school a lesson they will never forget. The big question is whether having superpowers makes life any easier?

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Directed by: Michael Hegner
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family
Starring: Thure Lindhardt, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Signe Egholm Olsen

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
coming-of-age
family
friendship
power
Places: small town
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: animation, comedy, family
Directed by: Michael Hegner
Written by: Michael W. Horsten
Starring: Thure Lindhardt, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Signe Egholm Olsen, Bjarne Henriksen, Karen-Lise Mynster, Jens Andersen, Birthe Neumann, Cecilie Stenspil
Music: Søren Siegumfeldt, Halfdan E
Runtime: 80 min
Country: Denmark
Languages: Danish

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