Body Troopers

Body Troopers (Norwegian: Jakten på nyresteinen), also known as Chasing the Kidneystone, is a 1996 Norwegian Children's film directed by Vibeke Idsøe, starring Torbjörn T. Jensen and Kjersti Holmen. Eight-year-old Simon shrinks himself to microscopic size in order to travel through his ailing grandfather's body in search of a kidney stone. On his journey he meets anthropomorphic characters such as the taste buds, white and red blood cells, and the vocal cords.[1]

Body Troopers
Directed byVibeke Idsøe
Written byVibeke Idsøe
StarringTorbjörn T. Jensen
Jenny Skavlan
Kjersti Holmen
Benjamin Helstad
Lage Fosheim
Morten Faldaas
Harald Eia
Release date
4 October 1996
Running time
91 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

The film is based on the book Jakten på nyresteinen, also written by Idsøe.[2]

Awards

AwardCategoryRecipientResult
1997 Chicago International Children's Film Festival Adult's Jury Award Won[3]
1997 Amanda Awards Best Debut Won
1997 Fantafestival Best Special Effects,
Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver
Won
1997 Fantasporto Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold Nominated
1997 Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema Best Director,
Best Film,
Best Special Effects
Won
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See also

References

  1. "Review: Chasing the Kidneystone". CommonsenseMedia. 2012-05-23. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  2. Idsøe, Vibeke. Jakten på nyresteinen. J.W. Cappelens Forlag, 1994. ISBN 978-82-02-14511-8
  3. "Boody Tropers (Jakten på nyresteinen)". NFI. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2013.


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