Nils Holgerssons wunderbare Reise: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Thirteen year-old Nils Holgersson is bored dwelling on a farm with his parents. Instead of helping on the farm, he prefers to play pranks and tease animals. He wants to spend more time with a beautiful girl - Asa. One day life is unexpectedly changed Nils... Boy meets elf, who makes Nils shrinks to its size. What's more, Nils begins to understand animals and communicate with them. Gasior Bataki Martin and Raven became his friends. When Martin flies to Lapland with a group of geese, led by the wise Acre, Nils willingly joins them. Aka is confident that it can help Nils become a better person, and thus regain its normal growth. Meanwhile, Asa also travels to Lapland to find Nils.

Series details

• Title: Nils Holgerssons wunderbare Reise
• Format: Scripted
• Language: German
• Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2011-12-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-12-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Das Erste
• Network country: Germany
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 54844
• IMDb ID: tt2125222
• TVDB ID: 342754

Cast and credited roles

• Justus Kammerer — Nils Holgersson
• Pauline Rénevier — Åsa Berggren

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-12-25; final listed air date 2011-12-26.

Source and licence

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