| Up and Away | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Karsten Kiilerich |
| Producer: | Kim Magnusson Tivi Magnusson Anders Mastrup |
| Music: | Halfdan E Sebastian[1] |
| Editing: | Hans Perk |
| Production Companies: | M&M Productions A. Film Production |
| Distributor: | Mis. Label United International Pictures |
| Runtime: | 81 minutes[2] |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Language: | Danish |
| Gross: | $1,230,407[3] |
Up and Away (Danish: Hodja fra Pjort|lit|Hodja from Pjort)[4] is a 2018 Danish animated fantasy adventure film[5] written and directed by Karsten Kiilerich, based on the children's book of the same name by Danish writer Ole Lund Kirkegaard.[4] [6] [7]
Young boy Hodja lives in the small town of Pjort, but dreams of traveling the world. So – against his father's wishes – Hodja makes a deal with his neighbour that lets him borrow his flying carpet on the condition that Hodja will try to find the man's granddaughter, Diamond.[8]
The film was released in Denmark on 2 February 2018, where it received 164,273 admissions in Danish cinemas.[9] It grossed $1,230,407 worldwide.[3]