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A Witch in the Family

2000 · 85 min

A playful, slightly spooky children's romp where a kid's regretful wish turns a babysitter into a suspected witch, kept light and reassuring.

Directed by
Harald Hamrell
Genres
Family, Horror, Comedy
Starring
Johan Rheborg, Margreth Weivers, Rebecca Scheja
Overview
Maria is 8 years old and thinks her younger brother is really annoying. She meets Makka in the neighborhood who has a magic ball. In some way Maria wishes her brother away. When the babysitter Gerda turns up Maria and Makka think she's the answer to Maria's wish - a witch that has come to abduct her brother. Maria who deeply regrets her wish must now do everything in her power to stop Gerda.

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Directed by
Harald Hamrell
Genres
Family, Horror, Comedy
Starring
Johan Rheborg, Margreth Weivers, Rebecca Scheja
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • family
  • guilt
  • coming-of-age
  • fate
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour5
Realism6
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Genres
family, horror, comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Johan Rheborg, Margreth Weivers, Rebecca Scheja, Tintin Anderzon, Karin Bogaeus, Bisse Unger, Hasse Jonsson, Anna Lindholm
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
85 min
Country
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Languages
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