''Drømmen'' (Danish "The Dream",

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: ''We Shall Overcome'') is a 2006

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film based on a true story about a young boy's crusade against a dictatorial headmaster of the "old school", in 1969 Denmark. The film is directed by Danish screenwriter and film director

Niels Arden Oplev Niels Arden Oplev (; born 26 March 1961) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. Life and career Oplev was born in Oue, Denmark. His 1996 film ''Portland'' was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival. He directed ''The Gi ...

and stars

Bent Mejding Bent Mejding (born 14 January 1937) is a Danish actor, stage director and theatre manager. He won a Danish Film Academy Award in 1985 and 2007. He is married to the actress Susse Wold. Career Mejding had his debut at Folketeatret in Copenhagen ...

and

Anders W. Berthelsen Anders W. Berthelsen (born 28 September 1969) is a Danish actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films and television shows since 1994. Selected filmography References External links * 1969 births Living people Danish male film act ...

. It won sixteen awards in 2006 and 2007.

Synopsis

The story opens in the Danish countryside of 1969. 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

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, who was assassinated in 1968, coupled with his own dreams of a better life, have given Frits courage and a desire for rebellion. 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.

Cast

as headmaster Lindum-Svendsen * as Frits Johansen *

as Freddie Svale *

Jens Jørn Spottag Jens Jørn Spottag (born 13 December 1957) is a Danish actor. He appeared in more than seventy films since 1987. Selected filmography References External links * 1957 births Living people Danish male film actors {{Denmark-a ...

as Peder, Frits' father * as Erling * as Stine, Frits' mother *

Gyrd Løfqvist Gyrd Løfqvist (2 June 1921 – 1 May 2012) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1945 to 2006. Löfqvist came from a Norwegian-Swedish family living in Denmark. His mother was Norwegian, which gave him the Norweg ...

as Frits' grandfather * as Frits' grandmother * as teacher Olsen * as school doctor * as sexton *

Sarah Juel Werner Sarah Juel Werner (born 27 July 1992) is a Danish actress. She appeared in more than ten films since 2002. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Werner, Sarah Juel 1992 births Danish child actresses Danish film a ...

as Iben * Daniel Ørum as Troels * Lasse Borg as Søren * Joy-Maria Frederiksen as Iben's mother

Accolades

The film has won sixteen awards in 2006 and 2007.

References

External links

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English film trailer of ''We Shall Overcome''

{{Robert Award for Best Danish Film Best Danish Film Robert Award winners Danish drama films Films directed by Niels Arden Oplev Films set in 1969 Films set in Denmark