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THE TALE ABOUT THE WITCH THE FARMHAND AND THE SOLDIER

A woman is sentenced to death for heresy. A soldier takes orders from the king to bring her to the place of execution. But the soldier's horse gets spooked by the wild sounds from the forest and escapes. The soldier is then forced to lead the witch on foot.

  • Christian Rutegård
    Director
  • Christian Rutegård
    Writer
  • Martin Rutegård
    Producer
  • Christian Rutegård
    Producer
  • Martin Rutegård
    Key Cast
  • Fredrik Wagner
    Key Cast
  • Anna Gunnarson
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    SAGAN OM HÄXAN DRÄNGEN OCH SOLDATEN
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Thriller, Adventure
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 1, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Sweden
  • Country of Filming:
    Sweden
  • Language:
    Swedish
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • The Online Film Festival
    USA
    September 15, 2015
    World
  • The Monthly Film Festival
    USA
    September 26, 2015
    World
  • The Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards
    Los Angeles
    October 10, 2015
    USA
    Best Editing and Best Cinematography
  • The Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    September 23, 2015
    World
    Best Picture September 2015
  • Miami Independent Festival
    Miami
    October 22, 2015
    World
  • Los Angeles Cine Fest
    Los Angeles
    September 22, 2015
    Los Angeles
  • Best Shorts
    USA
    September 21, 2015
    USA
    Award of merit, special mention
Director Biography - Christian Rutegård

Christian Rutegard was born on the 19th of November in 1979 and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. He and his twin brother Martin got an early interest in movies. In high school and at the university when he had to write a school essay Christian chose to make a movie instead when the others wrote their school essay. He has always liked to express and illustrate himself through pictures and consider himself very visual. He has studied film history and theory at the university of Lund, Sweden. He lived in Spain for almost a year to study Spanish.

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Director Statement

Everybody is serching for something. I belive that is an important thing to do for every human, it keeps us going.