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Brightly Shining

2025

90 minutes

Family

Overview

Christmas is approaching, and when their father loses his job as a Christmas tree seller, Ronja and Melissa take over the responsibility. While their father drowns his sorrows in the Stargate pub, the two girls are forced to fend for themselves and dream of a different reality. It is a film about a father who does his best, but is not enough; about an older sister who has far too big shoes to fill; and about a little sister who never stops hoping.

Top Cast

Luiza Idrizi headshot

Luiza Idrizi

Ronja

Anna Drakopoulou Sverrisdóttir headshot

Anna Drakopoulou Sverrisdóttir

Melissa

Bartek Kaminski headshot

Bartek Kaminski

Pappa

Tevje Espeland headshot

Tevje Espeland

Tommy

Shana Mathai headshot

Shana Mathai

Staffan Göthe headshot

Staffan Göthe

Aronsson

Jan Gunnar Røise headshot

Jan Gunnar Røise

Eriksen

Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes headshot

Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes

Hamza Kader headshot

Hamza Kader

Damir Babović headshot

Damir Babović

Suhaib Ahmed headshot

Suhaib Ahmed