Super Charlie

"Some superheroes wear capes. Others wear diapers."

2024 1h 18m SV

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 42

AnimationFamilyActionComedy

Synopsis

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Wille has always dreamed of becoming a superhero and fight crime alongside his father. This dream is shattered when Wille's brother, Charlie, is born. Charlie gets all the attention, and on top of that – he has superpowers. When a supervillain and an evil scientist enact a plan to overthrow the city, Wille and Charlie must put their differences aside and work together as a team. Can an infant and his envious brother save the city?

“Some superheroes wear capes. Others wear diapers.”

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Cast

Orlando Wahlsteen
Wille (voice)
Silas Strand
Charlie (voice)
Tuva Novotny
Mom (voice)
Sven Björklund
Anton (voice)
Joakim Jennefors
Inferio (voice)
Ulla Skoog
Kerstin (voice)
Johan Rödin
Dad (voice)
Lily Wahlsteen
Sister (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jon Holmberg
Writers: Jon Holmberg
Languages: Danish, Swedish
Countries: Denmark, Sweden

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 12% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Danish, Swedish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Sweden.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jonas Wikstrand. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Rickard Krantz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Jon Holmberg directs. Jonas Wikstrand scores. Rickard Krantz cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Denmark, Sweden. Dialogue in Danish, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Earned back only 12% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
4Released 2 years ago.
5Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Danish, Swedish.
6International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Sweden.
7Original score by Jonas Wikstrand. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Rickard Krantz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Orlando Wahlsteen and Silas Strand and Tuva Novotny carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Some superheroes wear capes. Others wear diapers.".
11IMDB entry: tt28639152 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
13Classified under 8 themes, including "superhero", "comet", "based on comic", "based on children's book".

The technical file

Original score: Jonas Wikstrand
Editing: Rickard Krantz
Sound: Erik Clauss
Runtime: 78 min · 1h 18m
Status: Released
Budget: $3,500,000
Box office: $419,252
Return: 12% of budget
Original language: SV
IMDB: Super Charlie (2024)

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What people are saying

CinemaSerf2025-08-20
★ 6/10
Despite being about fifty years older than it’s demographic, I actually quite enjoyed this. Every century, a meteorite endowed with super-powers flies path the earth, and the only very recently born “Charlie” somehow manages to absorb it’s green dust. Nothing is too obvious when he goes home with his writer mother, who is constantly glued to her laptop; his policeman father and his elder brother “Wille”. Of course, there is soon a degree of little brother envy as these parents dote on their new arrival, but it is his sibling who discovers that at barely a week old, “Charlie” can talk! That’s just the beginning of his quirks, and so soon the pair are on the trail of a gang who have caused their father considerable trouble over the years. All the while, the police are under pressure to buy some specially adapted uniforms that could make them into “Robocop” types, but fairly quickly we learn that the evil “Imperio” is up to a bit of sophisticated manipulation whilst it’s moustachioed sidekick cunningly devises a pint-sized chair to essentially percolate the formidable powers of the young babe, so he can make himself an ultra-potent espresso. The story follows a predictable path, but along the way it does make a few salient points about obsessed parents, brotherly rivalry and mistrust whilst also proving that, in the end, family ought to come first. It’s not really a film for young kids as some of the dialogue is a bit tongue-in-cheek, but the visual effects are quite good fun and the message it wishes to convey to children and parents alike are adequately wrapped up in a light-hearted, sci-fi, amiability that sees the two lads learn to communicate with each other without the need for a phone, or a tablet, or any form of social media at all. That’s got to be a good thing.

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