The  Danish film is loosely based on a story about a dying child's dreams and hope first published in 1845 by Hans Christian Andersen, which also inspired Matchless: A Christmas Story.
 The film is loosely based on the fairy tale "The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Andersen; it was entered into the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. 
 The story, about a dying child's dreams and hope, was first published in 1845. 
 It is a "reimagining" of "The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Andersen. 
