Drama / Family
Denmark,
2006, 109 min
Directed by:
Niels Arden OplevCinematography:
Lars VestergaardComposer:
Jacob GrothCast:
Bent Mejding, Anders W. Berthelsen, Jens Jørn Spottag, Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis, Peter Hesse Overgaard, Sarah Juel Werner, Janus Dissing Rathke (more)Plots(1)
Thirteen year-old Frits has fallen out of favour with the headmaster of his provincial school. The year is 1969. The world is changing rapidly and corporal punishment has been banned. The tyrannical headmaster, however, hasn't bothered to notice. Frits 'mother has bought the family's first television. Frits spends his summer holidays glued to the screen, allowing himself to be influenced by the winds of change. Martin Luther King's speeches and dreams of a better life have armoured Frits with courage and the desire for rebellion. When the headmaster steps over the line during punishing Frits, the boy takes up battle against the authorities. The story is based on actual events. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2007 - Niels Arden Oplev, Sisse Graum Jørgensen (Best Danish Film)
- 2007 - Niels Arden Oplev (Best Director)
- 2007 - Bent Mejding (Best Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 2007 - Niels Arden Oplev, Steen Bille (Best Screenplay)
- 2007 - Manon Rasmussen (Best Costume Design)
- 2007 - Søren B. Ebbe (Best Editing)
- 2007 - Janus Dissing Rathke (Best Actor in a Leading Role)
- 2007 - Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis (Best Actress in a Leading Role)
- 2007 - Anders W. Berthelsen (Best Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 2007 - Sarah Juel Werner (Best Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 2007 - Lars Vestergaard (Best Cinematography)
- 2007 - Søren Skjær (Best Production Design)
- 2007 - Kirsten Zäschke, Suzanne Jansen (Best Make-Up)
- 2007 - Jacob Groth (Best Score)
- 2007 - Peter Schultz (Best Sound)
- 2007 - Hans-Peter Ludvigsen, Morten Jacobsen (Best Special Effects)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 2006 - Niels Arden Oplev (Crystal Bear for Best Feature Film (Kplus))
Zlín Film Festival
- 2006 - Niels Arden Oplev (Golden Slipper - Live-action Film for Youth)
- 2006 - Niels Arden Oplev (Don Quijote Prize of the FICC Jury)
- 2006 - Niels Arden Oplev (Audience Award - Live-action Film)