Den lille prinsesse Elisa lever lykkeligt med sine 11 brødre, da deres far, Kongen, gifter sig igen. Kongen er forblændet af den nye Dronnings skønhed og trolddomsmagt, så han sender Elisa bort, samtidig med, at Dronningen forvandler brødrene til svaner. Med hjælp fra en gammel kone genfinder hun sine brødre, der nu er svaner om dagen, men mennesker om natten. Hun vil gøre alt for at frelse sine brødre. Feen Fatamorgana viser hende i en drøm, hvordan hun skal sy 11 panserskjorter af nældehør, for at de kan få deres menneskeskikkelse igen. Men indtil det er sket, må hun være stum.

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The little princess Elisa lives happily with her 11 brothers until their father, the King, remarries. The King is enchanted by the new Queen's beauty and sorcery, so he sends Elisa away while the Queen transforms her brothers into swans. With the help of an old woman, she finds her brothers, who are now swans during the day, but turn back into humans at night. She is determined to save her brothers. The fairy Fatamorgana shows her in a dream how to sew 11 shirts of nettle yarn to restore their human form. However, until that is done, she must remain mute.

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YEAR: 2009
CAST: Benedikte Hansen, Jens Jørn Spottag, Thure Lindhardt, Stine Fischer Christensen m.fl.
PRODUCER: Jacob Jørgensen
DIRECTOR: Per Flinth, Ghita Nørby
MANUSCRIPT: Jesper W. Nielsen, H.M. Queen Margrethe II
EDITORS: My Thordal, Cathrine Ambus
DURATION: 57:42
LANGUAGE: Danish