
Angela's Christmas Wish(2020)
A determined Angela makes a wish to reunite her family in time for Christmas, then launches a plan to find her way from Ireland to Australia.


The orphan Jonna is longing for a mother. One day, an old car stops outside the orphanage and out steps a gorilla that picks Jonna for adoption. It soon becomes clear that they have more things in common than they initially thought. When they start becoming a family, Tord from the local authorities shows up and threatens to send Jonna back to the orphanage.

Pernilla August
Gorilla (voice)
Rebecca Gerstmann
Jonna (voice)

Stellan Skarsgård
Tord Fjordmark (voice)

Melinda Kinnaman
Gerd (voice)
Jack Bergenholtz

Tova Magnusson

Simon Norrthon
Omid Khansari
Gunnar Bohlin
Per Broman
The Ape Star is a animation, family film released in 2021. Directed by Linda Hambäck, it stars Pernilla August, Rebecca Gerstmann, Stellan Skarsgård. The orphan Jonna is longing for a mother. One day, an old car stops outside the orphanage and out steps a gorilla that picks Jonna for adoption. It soon becomes clear that they have more things in common than they initially thought. When they start becoming a family, Tord from the local authorities shows up and threatens to send Jonna back to the orphanage.
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