Klatretøsen (English: The Climbing Girl, released in the US as A Death Sentence) is a 2002 Danish crime comedy film directed by Hans Fabian Wullenweber. The film's tagline is "The gutsiest girl since Pippi Longstocking."
Klatretøsen was produced by Nimbus Film.
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Plot
Ida, with help from her two best friends, Sebastian and Jonas, robs the bank where her mother works, to get the money to save her dying father who needs a specialty surgery. During the heist, the kids overcome high-tech security systems, guard dogs, and a nasty head of security to get to a bank vault suspended 100 feet off the ground.
Cast
Julie Zangenberg as Ida Johansen
Stefan Pagels Andersen as Sebastian Klausen
Mads Ravn as Jonas Balgaard
William Haugaard Petersen as William Johansen
Lars Bom as Klaus Johansen – Ida's father
Nastja Arcel as Maria Johansen – Ida's mother
Anders W. Berthelsen as Henrik (guard)
Casper Jexlev Fomsgaard as Johnny Klausen
Jens Brygmann as Hartmann
Reception
The film has been recognised as "a good film for kids" and "all good fun".
Accolades
The film won the Starboy award for the best children's film at Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival in 2002. It won the Robert Award for Best Children's Film at the 2003 Robert Awards.
American remake
An American remake of this Danish blockbuster was released in 2004 titled Catch That Kid.