Brightly Shining
7.3
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.
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Cast
11 people
Luiza Idrizi
Ronja
No other roles listed
Anna Drakopoulou Sverrisdóttir
Melissa
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Bartek Kaminski
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Tevje Espeland
Tommy
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Shana Mathai
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Staffan Göthe
Aronsson
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Jan Gunnar Røise
Eriksen
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The Thing
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Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes
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Hamza Kader
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Damir Babović
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Suhaib Ahmed
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Ida Sagmo Tvedte Director · Ingvild H. Rishøi Writer Per Störby Jutbring Composer
First release August 30, 2025 · Produced in Norway · Production B-Reel Films, Oslo Filmfond
Production
Motlys
Production
B-Reel Films
Production
Oslo Filmfond
Production
Norway
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Languages
Original title
Stargate - en julefortelling
Original language
Norwegian
Spoken on screen
Norwegian
Release dates
Norway · August 30, 2025
Premiere · Oslo Pix
Norway · October 17, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Estonia
November 13, 2025 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Finland
December 5, 2025 · Theatrical
Germany
November 19, 2026 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 9, 2026 · Premiere · Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival
Sweden
November 21, 2025 · Theatrical
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