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Antboy

Antboy

Superheroes come in all sizes

20135.61h 17m

Overview

12-year-old Pelle accidentally gets bitten by an ant and develops unimaginable superpowers. With help from his friend, comic book nerd Wilhelm, Pelle creates a secret identity as the superhero Antboy. Slowly things start to happen in the surburban community, and when a scary and crazy supervillain, Flea, enters the scene, Antboy must step up to the challenge. The first Danish superhero-movie. Based on the books by Kenneth Bøgh Andersen.

Directed by Ask Hasselbalch
Written by Torbjørn Rafn, Nikolaj Arcel, Anders Ølholm
Produced by Eva Jakobsen, Lea Løbger
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Top Cast

Oscar Dietz

Oscar Dietz

Antboy / Pelle Nøhrman

Amalie Kruse Jensen

Amalie Kruse Jensen

Ida

Samuel Ting Graf

Samuel Ting Graf

Wilhelm

Nicolas Bro

Nicolas Bro

Flea / Dr. Gæmelkrå

Cecilie Alstrup Tarp

Cecilie Alstrup Tarp

Amanda

Marcuz Jess Petersen

Marcuz Jess Petersen

Allan

J

Johannes Jeffries Sørensen

Mark

Lærke Winther

Lærke Winther

Mother

Frank Thiel

Frank Thiel

Father

Thomas Voss

Thomas Voss

Carsten

Themes & Keywords

denmarkpeacesuperherobugchildhoodevil bugfleasteen superhero

About Antboy

Antboy is a comedy, adventure, family film released in 2013 exploring themes of denmark, peace, superhero, bug, childhood, evil bug. Directed by Ask Hasselbalch, it stars Oscar Dietz, Amalie Kruse Jensen, Samuel Ting Graf. 12-year-old Pelle accidentally gets bitten by an ant and develops unimaginable superpowers. With help from his friend, comic book nerd Wilhelm, Pelle creates a secret identity as the superhero Antboy. Slowly things start to happen in the surburban community, and when a scary and crazy supervillain, Flea, enters the scene, Antboy must step up to the challenge. The first Danish superhero-movie. Based on the books by Kenneth Bøgh Andersen.

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