Drama / Family
Denmark,
2006, 109 min
Directed by:
Niels Arden OplevCinematography:
Lars VestergaardComposer:
Jacob GrothCast:
Bent Mejding, Anders W. Berthelsen, Jens Jørn Spottag, Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis, Peter Hesse Overgaard, Sarah Juel Werner, Janus Dissing Rathke (more)Plots(1)
It’s 1969 in provincial Denmark and 13 year old Frits is being bullied by his brutal headmaster as well as trying to cope with his father’s breakdown and keep his family together. Listening to records of Martin Luther King’s speeches gives Frits the inspiration to fight back at the old world repressive regimes at work in his community and spread the winds of change. (Independent Cinema Office)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2007 - Niels Arden Oplev, Sisse Graum Jørgensen (Best Danish Film)
- 2007 - Niels Arden Oplev (Best Director)
- 2007 - Bent Mejding (Best Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 2007 - Niels Arden Oplev, Steen Bille (Best Screenplay)
- 2007 - Manon Rasmussen (Best Costume Design)
- 2007 - Søren B. Ebbe (Best Editing)
- 2007 - Janus Dissing Rathke (Best Actor in a Leading Role)
- 2007 - Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis (Best Actress in a Leading Role)
- 2007 - Anders W. Berthelsen (Best Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 2007 - Sarah Juel Werner (Best Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 2007 - Lars Vestergaard (Best Cinematography)
- 2007 - Søren Skjær (Best Production Design)
- 2007 - Kirsten Zäschke, Suzanne Jansen (Best Make-Up)
- 2007 - Jacob Groth (Best Score)
- 2007 - Peter Schultz (Best Sound)
- 2007 - Hans-Peter Ludvigsen, Morten Jacobsen (Best Special Effects)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 2006 - Niels Arden Oplev (Crystal Bear for Best Feature Film (Kplus))
Zlín Film Festival
- 2006 - Niels Arden Oplev (Golden Slipper - Live-action Film for Youth)
- 2006 - Niels Arden Oplev (Don Quijote Prize of the FICC Jury)
- 2006 - Niels Arden Oplev (Audience Award - Live-action Film)