1969s. Thirteen-year-old Frits conflicts with the provincial school principal. The world is changing rapidly and corporal punishment is banned, but the tyrant director pays no attention to it. During his summer vacation, Frits watches TV. Martin Luther King’s speeches and dreams of a better life inspire the boy’s courage and desire to rebel. When the principal crosses the line by punishing Frits once, the student goes into battle with the leadership. The film is based on real events.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 45 min.
- Country, year
- Denmark, 2006
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Danish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Niels Arden Oplev
- Screenplay
- Niels Arden Oplev, Steen Bille
- Cinematography
- Lars Vestergaard
- Music
- Jacob Groth
- Cast
- Bent Mejding, Anders W. Berthelsen, Jens Jorn Spottag, Anne Grethe Bjarup Riis, Peter Hesse Overgaard, Sarah Juel Werner, Janus Dissing Rathke
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Director
Niels Arden Oplev
Niels Arden Opplev was born in 1961 in Denmark. He graduated from the Danish National Film Academy in 1989. His documentary Hugo of Himerland (1987) won first place at three film school festivals. The director’s final film, The End of Winter (1989), was awarded in Montreal, voted Best Feature Film at the Mexico Festival, and nominated for an Oscar in 1991.
