20 years ago two boys disappeared in the swimming pool at Hulgaard Elementary. Ever since children have been telling stories about a monster living at the bottom of the pool. A victim of all the school bullies, 11-year-old Lars, has written a love letter for the older girl Sherin. When Sherin's boyfriend, the worst bad guy in school, finds the letter, he forces Lars to swim to the bottom of the pool to retrieve a shining coin.
But Lars is convinced that the monster Aqualorius is waiting in the deep...
But Lars is convinced that the monster Aqualorius is waiting in the deep...
| Original title | Aqualorius |
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| Danish title | Aqualorius |
| Keywords | Bullying, Monsters, Public swimming pools |
| Director | Nikolaj Tarp |
| Screenplay | Nikolaj Tarp, Jacob Weinreich, Nikolaj Tarp |
| Producer | Peter Engel |
| Director of Photography | Rasmus Heise |
| Editor | Camilla Ebling |
| Sound | Thomas Jæger |
| Composer | Bjarke Monrad |
| Production designer | Anders Engelbrecht |
| Appearance | Jonathan Tulestedt Jarvel, Igor August Svideniouk Egholm, Sara Nybo Vinther, Søren Bech-Madsen |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Technical info | color |
| Danish theatrical release | 23.04.2009 |
| Cinemas | Empire CPH PIX Film Festival |
| Danish festival release | 18.09.2009, Palads, Buster Filmfestival for børn og unge 2009 |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 11 |
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| Production company | Zentropa Entertainments |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Nikolaj Tarp |
| Assistant director | Margrethe Christensen |
| Assistant director | Per Chrois |
| Assistant director | Camilla Ramonn |
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Script |
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| Script | Nikolaj Tarp |
| Screenplay | Jacob Weinreich |
| Screenplay | Nikolaj Tarp |
| Storyboard | Anders Huulgaard |
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Production |
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| Producer | Peter Engel |
| Production manager | Flemming Hemme |
| Technical supervisor | Lars Dela |
| Post-producton coordinator | Stine Lauritzen Larsen |
| Post-producton coordinator | Signe Rørne |
| Production assistant | Heine Kaarsberg |
| Runner | Henrik Da Silva |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematographer | Rasmus Heise |
| Camera assistant | Magnus Sort Eidemak |
| Camera assistant | Gitte Gammelgaard |
| Underwater cinematographer | Michael Tøt |
| Key grip | Jakob Graversen |
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Stills |
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| Stills | Jonny Paw |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Gaffer | Jonathan Go-Matsushima |
| Best boy | Mikael Opstrup |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Camilla Ebling |
| Assistant editor | Sigrid D.P. Aalbæk Jensen |
| Assistant editor | Olesya Kireeva |
| Assistant editor | Mikael Reidar |
| Editor: Animatic | Bjarke Monrad |
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Music |
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| Composer | Bjarke Monrad |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Anders Engelbrecht |
| Set decorator | Chris Dam Jensen |
| Set decorator | Thomas Dam Jensen |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup artist | Emilie Aabye |
| Makeup artist assistant | Margrethe Christensen |
| Makeup artist assistant | Stine Lauritzen Larsen |
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Sound |
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| Sound designer | Thomas Jæger |
| Sound mixer | Peter Albrechtsen |
| Recording engineer | Lars Halvorsen |
| Recording engineer | Mikkel Holsøe |
| Foley artist | Torben Greve |
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Special effects |
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| SFX | Lauge Voigt |
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Visual effects |
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| VFX supervisor | Stefan Fjeldmark |
| Graphic design | Anders Vester Thykier |
| Colourist | Simon Lytting |
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Animation |
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| 3D models | Phillip Berg |
| 3D models | Daniel Callaby |
| 3D animator | Kim Zoll |
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Appearance |
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| Lars | Jonathan Tulestedt Jarvel |
| Jaymz | Igor August Svideniouk Egholm |
| Sherin | Sara Nybo Vinther |
| Bademester | Søren Bech-Madsen |
| Lars (stand-in dykker) | Villads Thilo |
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