Drømmen (Danish "The Dream", English: We Shall Overcome) is a 2006 Danish film based on a true story about a young boy's crusade against a dictatorial headmaster of the "old school", in 1969 Denmark.
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Directed by | Niels Arden Oplev |
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Produced by | Sisse Graum Jørgensen |
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Cinematography | Lars Vestergaard |
Edited by | Søren B. Ebbe |
Music by | Jacob Groth |
Production company | Zentropa Entertainments11 |
Distributed by | Nordisk Film Biografdistribution |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | Denmark |
Language | Danish |
The film is directed by Danish screenwriter and film director Niels Arden Oplev and stars Bent Mejding and Anders W. Berthelsen.[1] It won sixteen awards in 2006 and 2007.
Synopsis
editThe story opens in the Danish countryside of 1969.[2] Denmark and the rest of the world are changing rapidly but Lindum-Svendsen, the headmaster of the rural school, hasn't noticed.
Frits is a young boy who spends his summer holidays watching the family's first television, and is influenced by the American civil rights movement.[3] The sermons and speeches of Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated in 1968, coupled with his own dreams of a better life, have given Frits courage and a desire for rebellion.[4] The dictatorial Lindum-Svendsen steps over the line while punishing Frits, drawing the ire of youthful new teacher Freddie Svale, which encourages Frits to take up battle against the headmaster.[5]
Cast
edit- Bent Mejding as headmaster Lindum-Svendsen
- Janus Dissing Rathke as Frits Johansen
- Anders W. Berthelsen as Freddie Svale
- Jens Jørn Spottag as Peder, Frits' father
- Peter Hesse Overgaard as Erling
- Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis as Stine, Frits' mother
- Gyrd Løfqvist as Frits' grandfather
- Elin Reimer as Frits' grandmother
- Steen Stig Lommer as teacher Olsen
- Kurt Ravn as school doctor
- Peter Schrøder as sexton
- Sarah Juel Werner as Iben
- Daniel Ørum as Troels
- Lasse Borg as Søren
- Joy-Maria Frederiksen as Iben's mother
Accolades
editThe film has won sixteen awards in 2006 and 2007.[citation needed]
Organization | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result |
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Berlin International Film Festival | Crystal Bear – Best Feature Film | Niels Arden Oplev | Won |
Bodil Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Bent Mejding | Won |
Best Actor | Janus Dissing Rathke | Nominated | |
Best Film | Niels Arden Oplev | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor | Jens Jørn Spottag | Nominated | |
Carrousel international du film de Rimouski | Camério – Best Actor | Janus Dissing Rathke | Won |
Camério – Best Film | Niels Arden Oplev | Won | |
Chicago International Children's Film Festival | Children's Jury Award – Live-Action Feature Film or Video | Niels Arden Oplev | Won |
Adult's Jury Award – Live-Action Feature Film or Video | Niels Arden Oplev | Won 2nd place | |
Cinekid Festival | Cinekid Film Award | Niels Arden Oplev | Won |
Robert Awards | Best Costume Design | Manon Rasmussen | Won |
Best Director | Niels Arden Oplev | Won | |
Best Editor | Søren B. Ebbe | Won | |
Best Film | Niels Arden Oplev (director) Sisse Graum Jørgensen (producer) |
Won | |
Best Screenplay, Original | Niels Arden Oplev Steen Bille |
Won | |
Best Supporting Actor | Bent Mejding | Won | |
Best Actor | Janus Dissing Rathke | Nominated | |
Best Actress | Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis | Nominated | |
Best Cinematography | Lars Vestergaard | Nominated | |
Best Make-Up | Kirsten Zäschke Suzanne Jansen |
Nominated | |
Best Original Score | Jacob Groth | Nominated | |
Best Production Design | Søren Skjær | Nominated | |
Best Sound | Peter Schultz | Nominated | |
Best Special Effects/Lighting | Morten Jacobsen Hans Peter Ludvigsen |
Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor | Anders W. Berthelsen | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actress | Sarah Juel Werner | Nominated | |
Zlín Film Festival | Audience Award – Best Feature Film | Niels Arden Oplev | Won |
Don Quixote Award | Niels Arden Oplev | Won | |
Golden Slipper – Best Feature Film for Youth | Niels Arden Oplev | Won |
References
edit- ^ We Shall Overcome at AllMovie
- ^ "Festival 2015 | SIFF". Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
- ^ Drømmen (We Shall Overcome) at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ "We Shall Overcome". Independent Cinema Office. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
- ^ "Drømmen". Dfi.dk. Retrieved 2017-01-21.