I Am David (film)
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| I Am David | |
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 I Am David Promotional Movie Poster |
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| Directed by | Paul Feig |
| Written by | Paul Feig |
| Music by | Stewart Copeland |
| Cinematography | Roman Osin |
| Editing by | Steven Weisberg |
| Release date(s) | 2003 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Language | English |
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I Am David is a 2003 film based on the novel I Am David by Anne Holm. The film was produced by Walden Media and Lions Gate Films.
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[edit] Plot
A 12-year old boy escapes a Stalinist concentration camp in Bulgaria. He sets out on a risky journey to Denmark in hopes of finding freedom, while facing danger and encountering various people along the way. David was put in a prison all his life somewhere in Bulgaria, 10 years after World War II, a guard helped him to escape, the guard gave him a compass and told him he must go southwest to Greece, take a boat to Italy and finally go north to Denmark, a peaceful and neutral country. Since he was locked in a camp all his life, he has no emotions and did not trust anyone and is always calm. Johannes, his teacher taught him Italian, French, English, Danish, Russian and a little bit of Hebrew. Johannes dies later in the story and leaves David to go to Denmark to find freedom. In his journey he meets many people and find his emotions and trust towards people.
[edit] Reaction
This movie received a generally bad review from critics and holds a "Rotten" 39 % on Rotten Tomatoes. [1] Most of the reviewers criticized the sentimental mood, such as Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times, who wrote: "I couldn't believe a moment of it, and never identified with little David." [2]
The film grossed some $288,552 in 226 theaters.[3]
[edit] Awards
The film won several awards in 2003, including the Crystal Heart Award in the Heartland Film Festival, the Queens Festival's Best Feature Film prize, and Best Film and Most Promising Actor for Ben Tibber. [4]
