I Am David

"Believe in the power to change your destiny"

Dec 3 2004 PG 1h 30m
Adventure, Drama

Based on Anne Holm's acclaimed young adult novel North to Freedom, I Am David chronicles the struggles of a 12-year-old boy who manages to flee a Communist concentration camp on his own -- through sheer will and determination. All he has in his possession is a loaf of bread, a letter to deliver to someone in Denmark and a compass to help get him there.

Plot

Twelve-year-old David 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 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 unbreakable spirit of a child.

Written by

Anne Holm, Paul Feig

Directed by

Paul Feig

Cast

Ben Tibber, Jim Caviezel, Joan Plowright

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Walden Media, Summit Entertainment, Lions Gate Films

Languages

English

Awards

8 wins & 1 nomination total

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Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
47
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