Maria is 8 years old and thinks her younger brother is really annoying. She meets Makka in the neighborhood who has a magic ball. In some way Maria wishes her brother away. When the babysitter Gerda turns up Maria and Makka think she's the answer to Maria's wish - a witch that has come to abduct her brother. Maria who deeply regrets her wish must now do everything in her power to stop Gerda.
| Directing | Harald Hamrell | Director |
| Writing | Johan Bogaeus | Writer |
| Writing | Ulf Stark | Novel |
| Production | Lars Blomgren | Producer |
| Production | Börje Hansson | Producer |
| Sound | Adam Nordén | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Olof Johnson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Michał Leszczyłowski | Editor |
| Production | Maggie Widstrand | Casting |
| Art | Lasse Westfelt | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charlotta Gustavsson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eva von Bahr | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Peter Bengtsson | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Tomas Michaelsson | Production Manager |
| Directing | Claes Dietmann | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Eddie Axberg | Sound |
| Sound | Bernt Eklund | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Lasse Liljeholm | Sound |
| Sound | Gábor Pasztor | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Bo Persson | Sound |