JESUS & JOSEFINE
A prime-time tween magical series that captured the whole country. Jesus and Josefine is a truly innovative story that had everyone in Denmark discussing Christianity and the struggle between Good and Evil
12 year old Josefine hates Christmas because it’s the same day as her birthday. Luckily she comes across a mysterious and powerful Time Machine that takes her back to Biblical times. She meets 12 year old Jesus, and Josefine is whirled into a fantastic tale of time, space, the Bible and the history of the world. The Christmas story get well and truly messed up, and Satan tries to take advantage of the new situation. Josefine revealsto Jesus that he has special powers and that he isn’t just an ordinary kid. They become friends and he visits Josefine, her mother who is a priest, her father and an adorableyounger brother, in present time.
Her school friend, Oscar becomes jealous but helps Josefine, and her new friends from Nazareth to fight Satan in a smart and non-violent way.
The clash between the historic and present time is described with wit and humour as when Jesus father Joseph finds Josefine’s cell phone.
From episode to episode we follow the children’s exciting adventures with time, traditions and the Good & Evil. Alongside the fantasy story we learn facts from history and the Bible, in a very charming and entertaining way.
“Jesus and Josefine” is a truly innovative story that had everyone in Denmark discussing Christianity and the struggle between Good and Evil. Bible sales rocketed and priests quoted the series in their sermons.
Biggest web-site success ever on TV2
With about 250.000 unique visitors and 4.5 million hits during the transmission of the series, the website of Jesus and Josefine has been the biggest children success on tv2.dk ever. The users spend in average 10 minutes on www.jesusogjosefine.tv2.dk , that each day offered new activities such as on-line games, flash postcards, virtual picture books, competitions and tests.
Sold in Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Slovenia, Arab World & Italy
Also see: CHRISTMAS IN VALHALLA
- Release year:
- 2004
- Director:
- Carsten Myllerup
- Running length:
- 24 x 20' or 12 x 40' minutes
- Production company:
- Cosmo Film for TV2 Danmark
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