Beyond Beyond

Beyond Beyond (Swedish: Resan till Fjäderkungens Rike), is a 2014 English-language Swedish-Danish computer-animated comedy-drama film directed by the Swedish animator Esben Toft Jacobsen.[1][2] The movie had its world premiere on 10 February 2014 at the Berlin International Film Festival.[3]

Beyond Beyond
English version film poster
SwedishResan till Fjäderkungens Rike
Directed byEsben Toft Jacobsen
Produced by
  • Jessica Ask
  • Sarita Christensen
  • Petter Lindblad
  • René Sørensen
Written by
  • Esben Toft Jacobsen
  • Jannik Tai Mosholt
Starring
Music byNicklas Schmidt
Cinematography
  • Mads Juul
  • Kristian Rydberg
Edited byElin Pröjts
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Copenhagen Bombay
  • Noble Entertainment
Release date
Running time
78 minutes
Country
  • Sweden
  • Denmark
LanguageSwedish, English

Plot

Jonah is a young bunny whose life is torn apart when his beloved mother dies and 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 gives Jonah his ticket to the afterlife.

Cast
CharacterSwedish voice actorDanish voice actorEnglish voice actor
Johan Edvin RydingPelle Falk KrusbækEvanTubeHD
Johan's mother Tuva NovotnyUnknownAmbyr Childers
Johan's father Gustaf HammarstenLars BrygmannCary Elwes
The Feather King Lennart JähkelFlemming Quist MøllerPatrick Warburton
The Captain Sissela KyleSøs EgelindEmily Deschanel
Bill Leif AndréeJon Heder

Reception

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 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]

References
  1. Beck, Jerry (16 February 2014). "TRAILER: Sweden's animated "Beyond Beyond"". IndieWire.
  2. Chalich, Aaron (2016-03-11). "DVD Review: Beyond Beyond". KSTP. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  3. "Johan und der Federkönig". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  4. Debruge, Peter (8 March 2014). "Film Review: 'Beyond Beyond'". Variety.
  5. Schonfeld, Renee. "Beyond Beyond - Movie Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  6. "Beyond Beyond (review)". Dove Family Friendly Movie Reviews. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  7. ""Resan till Fjäderkungens rike"". SVT Nyheter Norrbotten. March 21, 2014. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
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