

That Boy Emil
2013, Swedish. Directed by Lasse Persson & Per Åhlin & Alicja Jaworski.
‘E-e-emil!’ shouts father across the small farm in Katthult, the boy is up to his old tricks and will have to be banished to the woodshed. Except that Emil doesn’t see this as punishment – on the contrary: he locks the door from inside so that he can continue undisturbed to carve another of his wooden figures, of which he has a whole collection. His little sister Ida also wants to sit inside the shed, but she’s too well-behaved. This new adaptation of Astrid Lindgren’s beloved tales from her book ‘Emil of Lönneberga’ portrays the sunny side of life in the country at the beginning of the twentieth century.
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Swedish
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Cast & crew
- Lasse PerssonDirector
- Per ÅhlinDirector
- Alicja JaworskiDirector
- Astrid LindgrenStoryteller (voice)
- Gustav FöghnerEmil (voice)
- Tilda RamdeIda (voice)
- Allan SvenssonAnton (voice)
- Elisabet CarlssonAlma (voice)
- Lindy LarssonAlfred (voice)
- Rebecka TeperLina (voice)
- Siw CarlssonKrösa-Maja (voice)
- EwaMaria Björkström-RoosProstinnan (voice)
- Hans Åke GabrielssonProsten / Handelsmannen (voice)
Details
- Released
- 25 December 2013
- Original title
- Emil & Ida i Lönneberga
- Country
- Sweden, Germany
- Written by
- Hans Åke Gabrielsson
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What That Boy Emil is based on
That Boy Emil is based on Emil from Lönneberga, a book series by Astrid Lindgren.
Book series
Emil from Lönneberga
By Astrid Lindgren
Source details from Wikidata and TMDB.
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That Boy Emil runs 60 minutes (1h 0m).
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That Boy Emil isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 December 2013. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like That Boy Emil?
If you liked That Boy Emil, try The Children of Noisy Village, Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, Falling for Christmas.
Who directed That Boy Emil?
That Boy Emil (2013) was directed by Lasse Persson and Per Åhlin and Alicja Jaworski and stars Astrid Lindgren, Gustav Föghner, Tilda Ramde.
What is That Boy Emil based on?
That Boy Emil is based on Emil from Lönneberga, a book series by Astrid Lindgren.