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., 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 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 as Erling as Stine, Frits' mother Gyrd Løfqvist as Frits' grandfather Elin Reimer as Frits' grandmother as teacher Olsen Kurt Ravn as school doctor as sexton Sarah Juel Werner 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. Organization Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Berlin International Film Festival Crystal Bear – Best Feature Film Niels Arden Oplev Bodil Awards Best Supporting Actor Bent Mejding Best Actor Janus Dissing Rathke Best Film Niels Arden Oplev Best Supporting Actor Jens Jørn Spottag Carrousel international du film de Rimouski Camério – Best Actor Janus Dissing Rathke Camério – Best Film Niels Arden Oplev Chicago International Children's Film Festival Children's Jury Award – Live-Action Feature Film or Video Niels Arden Oplev Adult's Jury Award – Live-Action Feature Film or Video Niels Arden Oplev 2nd place Cinekid Festival Cinekid Film Award Niels Arden Oplev Robert Awards Best Costume Design Manon Rasmussen Best Director Niels Arden Oplev Best Editor Søren B. Ebbe Best Film Niels Arden Oplev (director)Sisse Graum Jørgensen (producer) Best Screenplay, Original Niels Arden OplevSteen Bille Best Supporting Actor Bent Mejding Best Actor Janus Dissing Rathke Best Actress Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis Best Cinematography Lars Vestergaard Best Make-Up Kirsten ZäschkeSuzanne Jansen Best Original Score Jacob Groth Best Production Design Søren Skjær Best Sound Peter Schultz Best Special Effects/Lighting Morten JacobsenHans Peter Ludvigsen Best Supporting Actor Anders W. Berthelsen Best Supporting Actress Sarah Juel Werner Zlín Film Festival Audience Award – Best Feature Film Niels Arden Oplev Don Quixote Award Niels Arden Oplev Golden Slipper – Best Feature Film for Youth Niels Arden Oplev
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English film trailer of We Shall Overcome Danish film trailer of We Shall Overcome