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I Am David (2003) 7.1
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Reviews: 76 user | 23 critic | 9 from Metacritic.com David, a 12-year-old, escapes from a Communist concentration camp with little more than a compass, a sealed letter, a loaf of bread, and instructions to carry the letter to Copenhagen, ... See full summary » Director:Paul Feig |
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David
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Johannes
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Sophie
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The Man
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Silvia De Santis | ... |
Elsa
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Paco Reconti | ... |
Giovanni
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Roberto Attias | ... |
Baker
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Roberto
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American Man
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David's Mother
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Viola Carinci | ... |
Maria
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Marin Jivkov | ... |
Cecha
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Robert Syulev | ... |
Angelo
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Alessandro Sperduti | ... |
Carlo
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David, a 12-year-old, escapes from a Communist concentration camp with little more than a compass, a sealed letter, a loaf of bread, and instructions to carry the letter to Copenhagen, Denmark. David is thrust into the free world for the first time in his young life as he travels across Europe. His spiritual voyage of discovery, where David slowly loses his instinctive mistrust of humanity and begins to smile, share, trust and ultimately, love, addresses the cruelties, politics, and suffering of warfare while celebrating the resilience of youth and the unbreakable spirit of a child. Written by Anonymous
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Believe in the power to change your destinyGenres:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
5 November 2004 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Dávid vagyok See more »Filming Locations:
BulgariaBox Office
Opening Weekend:
$160,346 (USA) (3 December 2004)Gross:
$284,002 (USA) (17 December 2004)Company Credits
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Title Card: In the years after World War II, many people in Eastern Europe were sent to forced labor camps for disagreeing with their new governments. Because of this, families were torn apart. Life in these camps was very harsh, and escape was not an option. And yet, for one boy named David, it was his only hope...
The Man: Are you listening to me? You must escape from here tonight. It's your only chance to stay alive. If you follow my instructions and make it out of the camp. Travel when it's dark to...
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Written by Christo Todorov
Performed by Valkana Stoyanova
Courtesy of Bulgarian National Radio
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Stewart Copeland, drummer for rock band "The Police", composed the original soundtrack for the film. For inspiration, Copeland immersed himself in Eastern European Gypsy and folk music. See more »Goofs
When David is about to board the flight to meet his mother, we can see the tail of a modern airliner that is taxiing in the background. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Title Card: In the years after World War II, many people in Eastern Europe were sent to forced labor camps for disagreeing with their new governments. Because of this, families were torn apart. Life in these camps was very harsh, and escape was not an option. And yet, for one boy named David, it was his only hope...
The Man: Are you listening to me? You must escape from here tonight. It's your only chance to stay alive. If you follow my instructions and make it out of the camp. Travel when it's dark to...
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Soundtracks
"Dimitar is Driving a Vessel"Written by Christo Todorov
Performed by Valkana Stoyanova
Courtesy of Bulgarian National Radio
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Does an actor have to be a Laurence Olivier or a Robert De Niro to be a so-called 'great' actor? Not necessarily. Consider young Ben Tibber, who portrays the central character of this film, I Am David. Ben does more acting, often without saying a word, than I have noticed in a film for a long while. All throughout the film, the mood of the scene is set just by the expression on his face, especially his eyes, and he can change it in an instant. I watched this young actor in total amazement. We follow David on his solo journey of escape from a brutal communist labor camp to a land very vague in his mind, Denmark. There are many beautiful scenes of colorful villages and towns, fields of sunflowers and sweeping vistas of the hills and valleys that we share with David, in sharp contrast to the horrifying memories of life in the labor camp, that haunts him. Those that helped him escape gave him one primary rule: don't trust anyone! As David travels along the roads to his destiny he meets many characters along the way and we wonder, will he, or should he, trust this person? As the viewer, we desperately want somebody to comfort and assist this wonderful boy. The veteran actress, Joan Plowright, splendidly portrays one of those characters that David encounters; but can he confide in her to help him on his way? The director and screenwriter, Paul Feig, doesn't rush the story, although it does move very quickly at the end. Mostly, he lets us observe David as the boy wisely and carefully analyzes each situation as it develops. The end of the film wraps up nicely with a very surprising and interesting revelation of the storyline. I watched this film at the Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis and had great expectations upon going in to see it. I was not disappointed. I Am David, is an outstanding film.