Leaps & Bounds (2007)

Sweden et al., 89 min
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Media (1)

Original title Hoppet
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Average rating 3,05 / 5
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • Sweden
  • Norway
  • Germany
Production company
Awards
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Swedish release 2007-02-09

Cast

Ali Abdulsalam (as Ali Ali)
Azad

Ronas Gemici
Tigris

Peter Stormare
korvgubbe

Richard Jarl
Markus

Talar Hussein
Naza

Mariwan Tofik
Raman

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Plot summary

Azad loves competing in high jump and his greatest hero is the champion Kajsa Bergqvist. Along with his brother Tigris he is separated from his family and ends up as a hostage in Sweden....

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Titles

Original title
  • Hoppet
Swedish release title
  • Hoppet
International title
  • Leaps & Bounds
Co-production title
  • Hoppet - Der große Sprung ins Glück (Tyskland)
Working title
  • Gisslan
Title alternative spelling
  • Leaps and Bounds

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Story
Producer
Production Manager
Line Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Sound Design
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Advisor
Stunt Coordinator
Second Unit Director
Script Supervisor
Special Effects
Story Editor
Co-producer
Associate Producer
Production Coordinator
Location Manager
Legally responsible
Production Assistant
Craft service
Runner
Casting
Extras Casting
Location Scout
Assistant Location Scout
Production Accountant
Casting Assistant
Unit Publicist
Marketing
Film Commissioner
First Assistant Cameraman
Second Assistant Cameraman
Still Photographer
Additional Photography
Second Unit Director of Photography
Steadicam Operator
Gaffer
Best Boy
Key Grip
Color Timer
Lab Coordinator
On-line Editing
Compositor
Digital Grading
Visual Effects
Music Mixer
Singer
Musician
Assistant Production Designer
Carpenter
Painter
Propman
Costume Designer
Make-up / Hair
Driver
Construction Coordinator
Costume Assistant
Make-up Assistant
Stunt
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Assistant
Sound Editor
Foley
Re-recording Mixer
Trainee
Storyboard
Graphic Design
Translation
Legal Advisor
Insurance
Trailer
Behind the scenes
Other Crew
Governess

Cast

Ali Abdulsalam (as Ali Ali) Azad
Ronas Gemici Tigris
Peter Stormare korvgubbe
Richard Jarl Markus
Talar Hussein Naza
Mariwan Tofik Raman
Kajsa Bergqvist som sig själv
Mehmet Aras Hussein
Baran Hiwa Kader Såma
Per Fritzell Bosse
Marie Göranzon fylltant
Shagul Tofik Kajal
Dler Resul Alan, Azads och Tigris pappa
Arman Amin Dingo
Shada-Helin Sulhav Tara
Ia Langhammer Kristina
Suzanna Dilber Lana, lärarinnan
Ahmed Nadim Azad som sexåring
Paiv Darbandi Tigris som åttaåring
Dalia Salahaddin Sara
Philipe Niklasson Anton
Lars-Erik Friberg den galna mannen
Heinrich Schafmeister tysk tulltjänsteman
Hans Henriksson busschauffören
Lina Welander Helga
Nellie Stenvall Cornelia
Shahla Karim tolken
Rokia Khidir grannkvinnan
Ako Kader smugglaren
Anna Jonasson minibusschauffören
Johanna Dickson dottern på flygplatsen (ej krediterad)
Tor Dickson fadern på flygplatsen (ej krediterad)

Companies

Production Company Happy Zingo AB
Co-Production Company Cinenord Spillefilm AS
Sonet Film AB
Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv GmbH
TV4 AB
Canal+ Television AB (förköp)
TV2 AS Norge (förköp)
Barnfilmsundret AB
Film i Väst AB
Stiftelsen Bokförlaget Natur & Kultur
Stichting af Jochnick Foundation Foundation
Spiltan Underhållning AB
Supported by ACE - Ateliers du Cinéma Européen
MEDIA Programme of the European Community
Kurdistan Regional Government (Hikûmetî Herêmî Kurdistan)
ICA
Advance allocations Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 2006
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (MBBB)
Norsk Filmfond
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Sonet Film AB 2007
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) PAN Vision AB 2007
Laboratory CinePostproduction GmbH & Co. KG Geyer
Equipment Green Olive Films (inspelning Cypern)
Digital Effects Fido Film AB
Filmgate AB
Sound Effects Panorama Film & Teatereffekter
Recording Studio Europa Post Production AB
Legal Advisor Albihns International IP & Law Offices
Insurance Media Insurance Brokers ApS
Media Insurance Brokers ApS
Completion Bond Film Finances Scandinavia ApS
Sales Sonet Film AB
Other Company Lindebergs Grant Thornton Redovisning i Stockholm AB (revision)

Plot summary

Azad loves competing in high jump and his greatest hero is the champion Kajsa Bergqvist. Along with his brother Tigris he is separated from his family and ends up as a hostage in Sweden. Although they try to make friends in their new country, they never give up the hope of meeting their family once again.

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 146828
Date 2009-05-28
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Grounds for decision Filmen innehåller ingenting som bedöms innebära risk för psykisk skada hos barn.


Censorship number 143880
Date 2007-01-11
Classification Allowed from age 7
Original length 2431 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 347, 472, 268, 456, 430, 459.
Grounds for decision Inslag av bombanfall, upprörda gräl samt vuxen man som misshandlar pojke.


Censorship number 110936
Date 1972-04-13
Classification Suitable for all audiences


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Dolby Digital
Colour type Colour
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2431 meter
Length in minutes 89 min


Production location

Pera Cyprus
Berlin Germany
Stockholm Sweden

Release dates

Festival showing 2007-02-03 Draken Gothenburg Sweden 86 min (Göteborg Film Festival)
Release in Sweden 2007-02-09 Filmstaden Gothenburg Sweden 89 min
2007-02-09 Filmstaden Helsingborg Sweden 89 min
2007-02-09 Filmstaden Heron City Huddinge Sweden 89 min
2007-02-09 Biostaden Kalmar Sweden 89 min
2007-02-09 Filmstaden Karlstad Sweden 89 min
2007-02-09 Filmstaden Linköping Sweden 89 min
2007-02-09 Royal Lund Sweden 89 min
2007-02-09 Filmstaden Malmö Sweden 89 min
2007-02-09 Filmstaden Norrköping Sweden 89 min
2007-02-09 Filmstaden Kista Stockholm Sweden 89 min
2007-02-09 Filmstaden Sergel Stockholm Sweden 89 min
2007-02-09 Filmstaden Söder Stockholm Sweden 89 min
2007-02-09 Filmstaden Camera Täby Sweden 89 min
2007-02-09 Filmstaden Umeå Sweden 89 min
2007-02-09 Filmstaden Uppsala Sweden 89 min
2007-02-09 Filmstaden Västerås Sweden 89 min
2007-02-09 Filmstaden Örebro Sweden 89 min
DVD release 2007-05-16 Sweden
TV showing 2010-12-31 TV4 Sweden

Awards

Festival Award Tehran 2009 (Silver Statue, Roshd International Film Festival in Tehren, Iran)
Moscow 2009 (Moscow Teddy Bear, Moscow Children Film Festival, Ryssland)
Nairobi 2008 (Golden Mboni Award för bästa film vid festivalen i Nairobi, Kenya)
Cairo 2008 (pris/prize vid International Center Of Films for Children & Young People i Kairo, Egypten)
Vancouver 2008 (yungdomsjuryns pris för bästa spelfilm/Youth jury award, best feature vid filmfestivalen Reel 2 Reel iVancouver i Kanada)
Antwerp 2008 (Bästa spelfilm/best feature vid European Youth Film Festival i Antwerpen, Belgien)
Frankfurt am Main 2007 (Lucas/Lucas Award för bästa film vid Lucas 30th int. Children Filmfestival, Tyskland)
Lûbeck 2007 (Barn- och ungdomsfilmpriset/Children’s and Youth Film Prize of the Nordic Film Institutes vid Nordiska filmdagarna i Lübeck)
Kanada 2007 (Pris för bästa manus samt ett specialomnämnande vid Carrousel International du film de Rimouski)
Tyskland 2007 (Don Quijote Award vid Lucas 30th int. Children Filmfestival)
Lûbeck 2007 (specialomnämnande/special mention (Children's Jury), Nordic Film Days Lübeck, Tyskland
Chicago 2007 (vuxenjuryns pris/the adult jury prize for Best Live-Action Feature Film or Video, Chicago International Children's Film Festival, USA)
Kristiansand 2007 (publikpriset Toyapriset/Toya award och Ludipriset.
Zlin 2007 (Don Quijote-priset/Don Quixote Award, Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Tjeckien)
Zlin 2007 (Bästa film /Children's Jury Main Prize for Best Feature Film for Youth Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Tjeckien)
Zlin 2007 (Golden Slipper för bästa ungdomsfilm/best feature film. Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Tjeckien)
Castellinaria 2007 (Golden Castle Award (första pris/first prize), Castellinaria International Film Festival, Schweiz)
Rimouski 2007 (specialomnämnande/CIFEJ Special Mention, Carrousel International du Film de Rimouski, Kanada)
Rimouski 2007 Kurt Öberg (bästa manus/best screenplay vid Carrousel International du Film de Rimouski, Kanada)
Rimouski 2007 Moni Nilsson (bästa manus/best screenplay vid Carrousel International du Film de Rimouski, Kanada)
Giffoni 2007 (The CGS Award/Second Award(Gryphon)/ Special Prize, Giffoni Film Festival)

Holdings Film

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Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Low contrast print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2447


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Hoppet. 06-02-09. Manus Moni Nilsson-Brännström, Kurt Öberg. Efter en idé av Rewas Kader.
Extent 92 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Hoppet (Leaps and bounds).
Extent 19 s. + 13 s. för- och eftertext och musiklista.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Hoppet. (Leaps and bounds). English version 2007-01-24.
Extent 45 s.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Hoppet (Leaps and bounds). Dialogue list in Kurdish (Sorani).
Extent 19 s.
Language Kurdish


Script type Synopsis
Extent 1 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Hoppet. Regi Petter Naess. Manus Moni Nilsson-Brännström och Kurt Öberg.
Extent 100 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Gisslan (arbetsnamn). Tredje manusversionen 26 oktober 2004. Efter en idé av Rewas Kader, Manus Moni Nilsson-Brännström, Kurt Öberg, Isa Aouifia.
Extent 100 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Gisslan (arbetsnamn). Fjärde manusversionen 8 mars 2005. Efter en idé av Rewas Kader. Manus Moni Nilsson-Brännström, Kurt Öberg, Isa Aouifia.
Extent 104 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Gisslan (arbetsnamn): Femte manusversionen 21 april 2005. Efter en idé av Rewas Kader. Manus Moni Nilsson-Brännström, Kurt Öberg, Isa Aouifia.
Extent 104 s.
Language Swedish


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