I Am David is adapted from Anne Holm's internationally acclaimed novel of the same name (re-titled North to Freedom in the USA)...
Run Time
90 min, Turkey:84 min (TV version)
Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Rating Details
Rated PG for thematic elements and violent content.
Genre
Drama
Language
English
Keyword
Escape, Compass, Bread, Denmark, Switzerland
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Colour
Color
Keyword
Envelope
Has Detailed Data (New)
1, 2, 3, 7, 8
Count - Awards
9
Release Date
15/05/2003
Country
USA
Country Of Origin
USA
Wikipedia Plot
Seven years after World War II, a 12-year old boy named David (Ben Tibber) escapes a Stalinist Labor camp in Bulgaria where he has spent his entire life. He sets out on a risky journey to Denmark, initially believing he is on an important mission to deliver a letter, but eventually discovering that the "mission" was to reunite him with his mother, of whom he only has faint memories. Along his journey, he faces danger, fear, loneliness, hunger, and encounters various people.
Johannes (Jim Caviezel), his friend and mentor in the camp, who prepares him for escape, is killed by a guard, leaving David to face escape on his own. David is helped by a guard to escape, who gives him a compass and tells him he must go southwest to Greece, take a boat to Italy and finally go north to Denmark, a peaceful and neutral country. Since David was locked in a camp all his life, he has repressed feelings and trusts no one, and so feels lost and disoriented in the world.
Along his journey, though he is mistreated by some people, he is well-treated by others. Gradually he learns that some people can be trusted, and to open up and experience his own feelings. Finally, with the help of decent people whom he has learned to trust, David and his mother are reunited.
Wikipedia Text
I Am David is a 2003 film directed by Paul Feig. It is based on the novel I Am David (originally published in the USA under the name "North to Freedom") by Anne Holm. The film was produced by Walden Media and Lions Gate Entertainment.
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