Helium (2013) is a Danish short film co-written and directed by Anders Walter.
Seven-year-old Pelle Falk Krusbæk plays Alfred, a young boy who is dying, and is afraid of death. Casper Crump portrays Enzo, a hospital janitor who bonds with the boy and tells him about a magical world called Helium where Alfred will go after death. Marijana Jankovic is the nurse who risks her job to allow Enzo to finish telling his story to Alfred.
I was amazed at how much emotional material director Walter managed to fit into this 23-minute--movie. Yes it's a tearjerker, but what's wrong with that?
Helium will work well on the small screen. It has a solid IMDb rating of 7.3. I thought it was much better than that and rated it 10. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences thought it was much better than that--Helium won the Oscar for Best Short film in 2014.
Seven-year-old Pelle Falk Krusbæk plays Alfred, a young boy who is dying, and is afraid of death. Casper Crump portrays Enzo, a hospital janitor who bonds with the boy and tells him about a magical world called Helium where Alfred will go after death. Marijana Jankovic is the nurse who risks her job to allow Enzo to finish telling his story to Alfred.
I was amazed at how much emotional material director Walter managed to fit into this 23-minute--movie. Yes it's a tearjerker, but what's wrong with that?
Helium will work well on the small screen. It has a solid IMDb rating of 7.3. I thought it was much better than that and rated it 10. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences thought it was much better than that--Helium won the Oscar for Best Short film in 2014.