The Day Will Come (2016)

At the Orphanage Godhavn violence and humiliations plays a part of the everyday life. Based on real stories from Godhavn, where lots of boys were victims of violent and sexual abuse and medical neglect.

Director:

Jesper W. Nielsen

Writer:

Søren Sveistrup

Stars:

Lars Mikkelsen, Sofie Gråbøl, Harald Kaiser Hermann

9 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lars Mikkelsen	...	Forstander Frederik Heck
Sofie Gråbøl	...	Lærer Lilian
Harald Kaiser Hermann	...	Elmer
Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt	...	Erik
Laurids Skovgaard Andersen	...	Tøger
Lars Ranthe	...	Overlærer Toft Lassen
Søren Sætter-Lassen	...	Lærer Aksel
David Dencik	...	Inspektør Hartmann
Sonja Richter	...	Moren
Solbjørg Højfeldt	...	Fru Oskarson
Claus Maack Bahnsen	...	Lærer
Martin Hempel Barkholt	...	Blond Bølle
Oskar Kirk Damsgaard	...	Topper
Paw Henriksen	...	Onkel
Frede Frimand	...	Tredje Bølle

Storyline

'Der kommer en dag' is a movie about an orphanage where violence and humiliations is a part of the everyday life. The history is based on real stories from a boy home called 'godhavn', where lots of boys were victims of violent and sexual abuse and medical experiments.

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Plot Keywords:

orphanage | abuse | escape | brother brother relationship | rules | 

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Taglines:

Some have power, others have courage.

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Lars Ranthe, the actor who played the headteacher Toft Lassen, did not talk to the children during shooting. It made all the orphans insecure and they needed that for the movie.

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Goofs

Teacher Lilian's Renault 4 has no seat belts. They were only compulsory in Denmark in 1976. Yet, the inspector's Peugeot 404 has modern seat belts.

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Quotes

Elmer: I'm not afraid anymore, Erik.

User Reviews

Hearthbreaking

This movie is so sad, but it was a real history, this movie makes me think in the society we are living, everybody is fool and this movie let us to see that in the past the things were the same, this world never change, you have to make things to changed it, this movie is sad, but with a good message, you have to see this movie it will change your life.

STORY 10/10 ACTING 10/10 EFFECTS: i don't give a damn the effects, this story is the best that i have ever seen in a movie this year

I don't want to spoiler this incredible movie, but you have to see it and please don't see the trailer, only the movie.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] webside

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

21 April 2016 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

The Day Will Come

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$56,187

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zentropa Entertainments, FilmFyn, Film i Väst

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Color:

Color