* DawsonCasting:
** The 13-year-old Jonatan Lionheart is played by Staffan Götestam, who was 25 during the production. However, this might be a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]] since the film makers were [[AvertedTrope averting]] the MostWritersAreAdults trope.
** Most likely Jonatan is supposed to be only three or four years older in the movie than he is in the book. Götestam was still a lot older than his character, but his performance is so good that you really don't mind.
** His age is never mentioned in the movie, nor are we given any rough estimate on just ''how much'' older than is little brother he is supposed to be. It is possible Jonatan was given an AgeLift for the film but there is no conclusive evidence either way.
* WordOfGod: Lindgren wrote a newspaper article where she confirmed that Nangilima was indeed the life after Nangijala.