Body Troopers

Body Troopers (Norwegian: Jakten på nyresteinen), also known as Chasing the Kidneystone, is a 1996 Norwegian children's film directed by Vibeke Idsøe, starring Torbjörn T. Jensen and Kjersti Holmen. Eight-year-old Simon shrinks himself to microscopic size in order to travel through his ailing grandfather's body in search of a kidney stone. On his journey he meets anthropomorphic characters such as the taste buds, white and red blood cells, and the vocal cords.^[2]

Body Troopers
Directed by	Vibeke Idsøe
Written by	Vibeke Idsøe
Produced by	John M. Jacobsen
Starring	Torbjörn T. Jensen Jenny Skavlan Kjersti Holmen Rina Kelly Benjamin Helstad Lage Fosheim Morten Faldaas Harald Eia
Release date	4 October 1996 (1996-10-04)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian
Box office	NOK10.2 million[1]

The film is based on the book Jakten på nyresteinen, also written by Idsøe.^[3]

It was the highest-grossing Norwegian film of the year.^[4]

Awards

Award	Category	Recipient	Result
1997 Chicago International Children's Film Festival	Adult's Jury Award		Won[5]
1997 Amanda Awards	Best Debut		Won
1997 Fantafestival	Best Special Effects, Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver		Won
1997 Fantasporto	Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold		Nominated
1997 Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema	Best Director, Best Film, Best Special Effects		Won

See also

• Fantastic Voyage
• Resizing (fiction)