''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.
The film is directed by Danish screenwriter and film director
Niels Arden Oplev and stars
Bent Mejding and
Anders W. Berthelsen. 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
civil rights movement. The
sermons and speeches of Martin Luther King Jr.
The sermons and speeches of Martin Luther King Jr., comprise an extensive catalog of American writing and oratory – some of which are internationally well-known, while others remain unheralded and await rediscovery.
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. 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
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Bent Mejding as headmaster Lindum-Svendsen
* as Frits Johansen
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Anders W. Berthelsen as Freddie Svale
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Jens Jørn Spottag as Peder, Frits' father
* as Erling
* as Stine, Frits' mother
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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
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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
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1992 births
Danish child actresses
Danish film a ...
as Iben
* Daniel Ørum as Troels
* Lasse Borg as Søren
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Joy-Maria Frederiksen
Joy-Maria Frederiksen (born May 21, 1964) is a Danish actress, educated from Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance. Her television appearances include ''Jeg ville ønske for dig'', ''TAXA'', ''Pas på mor'', ''Hvide løgne'', '' ...
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