One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you? and "Where does the world come from?
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Silje Storstein
Sofie Amundsen / Hilde Møller Knag
Known for
Homesick
Tomas von Brömssen
Alberto Knox
Known for
My Life as a Dog
All Things Fair
Andrine Sæther
Sofie's mother
Known for
Dreams
Hawaii, Oslo
Bjørn Floberg
Major Albert Knag
Known for
Insomnia
Dark Woods
Hans Alfredson
Socrates
Known for
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
The Simple-Minded Murderer
Nils Vogt
Lærer Jacobsen
Also in
Brødrene Dal og legenden om Atlant-is
Mot i brøstet
Minken Fosheim
Hilde's mother
Also in
Karl & Co
Surrender
Edda Trandum Grjotheim
Jorunn
Also in
Last Base
Arne Haakonaasen Dahl
Georg / Mischa / Giovanni
No other roles listed
Sullivan Lloyd Nordrum
Jørgen
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Kjersti Holmen
Fru Johnsen
Known for
A Somewhat Gentle Man
The Art of Negative Thinking
Jesper Christensen
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard / George Berkeley
Known for
Casino Royale
The Interpreter
Erik Gustavson Director · Petter Skavlan Writer Jostein Gaarder Author
First release August 6, 1999 · Produced in Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden · Languages German, Norwegian, Swedish
Production
SF Norge
Production
Filmkameratene
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SVT
Production
Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK)
Production
Finland · Iceland · Norway · Sweden
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Languages
Original title
Sofies verden
Original language
Norwegian
Spoken on screen
German · Norwegian · Swedish
Release dates
Norway · August 6, 1999
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
November 8, 2008 · Theatrical
Germany
August 18, 1999 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 19, 1999 · Theatrical
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