The Miracle in Valby (1989): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1989, The Miracle in Valby is a fantasy, drama, adventure and family film directed by Åke Sandgren, running about 80 minutes.

What it’s about. 14 year old Sven is a technical genius, who has rebuilt an old caravan into a radio communication center. Via radio he is in contact with his father, who works at a big ship at the other side of the globe. One day the radio communication is suddenly interrupted by something which sounds like a Latin mass. In school Sven attends a lesson about radio-astronomy. The teacher explains that astronomers can receive radio waves that are thousand years old. Sven understands that the Latin mass he heard was transmitted to him from another age. He gets curious and starts making experiments by connecting his radio kit to bigger aerials. When he sits in the caravan together with his friends Bo and Petra, they not only hear the Latin mass on his radio, but the whole caravan is turned into a time-machine that brings them to the Middle Ages. They get in trouble with some warriors, who capture Petra, while Sven and Bo escape with the help of their time-machine...

Who’s in it. The Miracle in Valby stars Jakob Katz as Sven, Troels Asmussen as Bo, Lina Englund as Petra and Amalie Ihle Alstrup as Hanna, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.3/10, The Miracle in Valby has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Miracle in Valby page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Miracle in Valby tend to enjoy The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Green Mile, Spirited Away and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.