We Shall Overcome (film)
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
The 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
- 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
The film has won sixteen awards in 2006 and 2007.[6]
| 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
- 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.
- awards Awards for We Shall Overcome at IMDb