Amazing adventure film. I can't remember ever having seen this one as a kid. A real shame, 'cuz I know I would have been really impressed. The first thing that struck me was when "Christian Bale" turned up at the credit roll in the beginning of the film. How funny, another Christian Bale, appearing in a piece of film created after a novel by Astrid Lindgren. It was first when I recognized the [at this time] around ten year old Christian Bale I was truly stunned. Wow. Funny indeed. In the beginning of the film there were a bounce of scenes with skylight view over Stockholm city. I wonder if they actually filmed the "saga stuff" in Sweden, or if the Stockholm from above view was only cut in, whereas the rest of the film was filmed in America, or someplace else. Oh, that's right, Christian Bale is actually not American, but Brittish. He was born in the UK, I read at the IMDb mini-biography. Perhaps not such a big effort getting him across Europe after all. Anyways, the film is great. I will definitely show this film to my children, and I know they will sit there, filled with exitement. So, what was it all about? It's about little Bosse, a young boy who has been placed into a fosterhome since his mother died giving birth to him. His father? He's not around. Life's hard on Bosse. The kids from the block bully him a lot, probably 'cuz his status isn't exactly top ten, being orphan and all. Anyways, suddenly, some sort of magic wind (metaphoricly speaking, see the details for yourself) sweeps over him, taking him to the magic Land of Beyond, where his father holds the kingdom. The only enemy is Kano, the evil ruler over the adjacent kingdom. Kano is [litterarly] a man with a heart of stone. Now, it turns out that Bosse's real name is Mio. His father will (giving the movie it's title) repeatedly call out "Oh, Mio min Mio..", embracing his son. Remarkable. Wonderful.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093543/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mio_min_Mio_(film)
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