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We Shall Overcome

1 hr. 45 min. | Drama | N/A

1969s. Thirteen-year-old Frits conflicts with the provincial school principal. The world is changing rapidly and corporal punishment is banned, but the tyrant director pays no attention to it. During his summer vacation, Frits watches TV. Martin Luther King’s speeches and dreams of a better life inspire the boy’s courage and desire to rebel. When the principal crosses the line by punishing Frits once, the student goes into battle with the leadership. The film is based on real events.

Niels Arden Oplev

Niels Arden Oplev

Niels Arden Opplev was born in 1961 in Denmark. He graduated from the Danish National Film Academy in 1989. His documentary Hugo of Himerland (1987) won first place at three film school festivals. The director’s final film, The End of Winter (1989), was awarded in Montreal, voted Best Feature Film at the Mexico Festival, and nominated for an Oscar in 1991.
Languages
Danish
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Drømmen
Produced
2006: Denmark

Film information

Director
Niels Arden Oplev
Screenplay
Niels Arden Oplev, Steen Bille
Music
Jacob Groth
Cinematography
Lars Vestergaard
Cast
Bent Mejding, Anders W. Berthelsen, Jens Jorn Spottag, Anne Grethe Bjarup Riis, Peter Hesse Overgaard, Sarah Juel Werner, Janus Dissing Rathke
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