GIFFONI50PLUS - 21.31 JULY 2021

Films

BUSTER'S WORLD

Category: Edition 2021

Buster is an optimist and altruist 11-year-old who loves everything in his life. He's always willing to lend a helping hand to his little sister (who is often targeted by bullies due to a leg problem), his parents and his old friend Mr. Larsen who is, like Buster, a "master magician". This summer Buster hopes to be a big hit at the town’s big talent show. He has a lot on his plate: he has a crush on Joanna, Mr. Larsen's health is deteriorating, and his family also needs him. But in Buster's world, with a little magic and a lot of love, things will work out.

Original Title Buster - Oregon Mortensen
Category Official Competition
Section Elements +6
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 85'
Production Year 2021
Nationality Denmark
Directed by Martin Miehe-Renard
Screenplay Jesper Nicola Christiansen
Director of photography Bastian Schiøtt
Editor Søren B. Ebbe
Production Design Emile Nordentoft
Costume Design Lulu Lückow
Sound Rune Klausen
Music Frans Bak, Keld Haaning Ibsen
Main cast Henning Jensen
Linda P.
Kerstin Jannerup Gjesing
Natali Vallespir
Viola Martinsen
Bertil K. Truelsen Smith
Produced by Barbara Crone, Hans Bülow Ungfelt
Production Crone Ungfelt Film ApS (Denmark)

MartinMartin Miehe-Renard

Martin is a director and screenwriter for film and television. His career began in the 90s when he worked on television series such as ALLETIDERS NISSE (1995) ALLETIDERS JULEMAND (1997). Among the films he wrote and directed for cinema, there are two features of the successful family franchising MY SISTER’ KIDS: MY SISTER’S KIDS IN JUYLAND (2010), MY AFRICAN ADVENTURE (2013). BUSTER'S WORLD is his most recent work.

Director’s statement
“Buster Oregon Mortensen lives in a world that’s his own and nobody else’s!  Well, he also lives in the Copenhagen suburb of Brønshøj, together with his dad, mother and younger sister Ingeborg, plus a large number of other people, most of whom live on a slightly higher social level than Buster and his family.
But Buster can do magic tricks and nobody else can!  Actually, he doesn’t yet do it flawlessly but as Buster’s best friend Mr. Larsen, magic master emeritus, says: practice makes perfect. 
And you’re allowed to dream. So, with his healthy self-confidence there’s no limit to what you can do!  Whether it’s a trip to the south with his family or a kiss from the only one. There’s nothing Buster cannot achieve. And that’s what all of us can learn from!”

Production
Crone Ungfelt Film ApS (Denmark) 

Festival contact
Danish Film Institute (Denmark)
www.dfi.dk

international distribution
Sola Media GmbH (Germany)
www.sola-media.com