| Beyond Beyond | |
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| Swedish | Resan till Fjäderkungens Rike |
| Directed by | Esben Toft Jacobsen |
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| Produced by | Petter Lindblad |
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| Music by | Nicklas Schmidt |
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| Distributed by | Copenhagen Bombay Sverige AB |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
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| Language | Swedish |
Beyond Beyond (Swedish: Resan till Fjäderkungens Rike), is a 2014 computer-animated comedy-drama film directed by the Danish animator Esben Toft Jacobsen.[1][2] The movie had its world premiere on 10 February 2014 at the Berlin International Film Festival.[3]
Jonah is a little rabbit boy whose life is torn apart when his beloved mother is taken away by the Feather King to the afterlife after she develops a bad cough. Unwilling to accept that his mother is gone, Jonah plots to travel to the other side and bring her back. He finally gains his chance when an old dog Bill gives Jonah his ticket to the afterlife.
| Character | Swedish voice actor | Danish voice actor | English voice actor |
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| Johan | Edvin Ryding | Pelle Falk Krusbæk | Evan Lee (also known online by his YouTube alias EvanTubeHD) |
| Johan's mother | Tuva Novotny | Søs Egelind | Ambyr Childers |
| Johan's father | Gustaf Hammarsten | Lars Brygmann | Cary Elwes |
| The Feather King | Lennart Jähkel | Flemming Quist Møller | Patrick Warburton |
| The Captain | Sissela Kyle | Søs Egelind | Emily Deschanel |
| Bill | Leif Andrée | Søs Egelind | Jon Heder |
Variety wrote that the creative team behind Beyond Beyond "invent an elaborate mythology around an impressive figure called the Feather King, who guards the realm where Johan, the little rabbit boy, must venture, though the trip proves too dark and complicated for family crowds, limiting export prospects."[4] Common Sense Media also commented upon the film's themes and expressed concern that they might be too dark for younger audiences.[5] Dove marked Beyond Beyond with their "Family Approved" seal and wrote that it was "a charming little story about the loss of a loved one and how that loss effects others."[6]
The SVT Nyheter Norrbotten praised the movie's 3D environment and compared it to works by Hayao Miyazaki, but also felt that the film's premise was too confusing.[7]
