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I Am David( 2003)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ben Tibber

      David

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      Jim Caviezel

      Johannes

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      Joan Plowright

      Sophie

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      Hristo Shopov

      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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      Francesco De Vito

      Roberto

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      Paul Feig

      American Man

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      Lucy Russell

      American Woman

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      Maria Bonnevie

      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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      Shaila Rubin

      Vineyard Owner

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      Krasimir Kutzoparov

      Camp Officer

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      Elisabetta Bartolomei

      Woman at Party

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      Krasimir Radkov

      Party Guest

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      Diyan Machev

      Party Guest

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      Nikola Rudarov

      Store Owner

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      Enrico Vecchi

      Grocer

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      Dobrin Dosev

      Border Guard

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      Malin Krastev

      Policeman

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      Matt Patresi

      Swiss Border Guard

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      Maxim Genchev

      Policeman

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      Ivan Nestorov

      Swiss Policeman

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      Stefan Shterev

      Bulgarian Officer

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      Valeri Yordanov

      Bulgarian Soldier

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      Clem Tibber

      Young David

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      Adrian McCourt

      David's Father

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      Panayot Tzanev

      Quarry Guar

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      Nikolay Kipchev

      Truck Driver

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      Stephen Antonie Shteref

      Communist Protestor

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      Paraskeva Djukelova

      Young Mother

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Fri Aug 14 2020
    _**A boy flees the Iron Curtain for a new life in Western Europe**_ Escaping a concentration camp in 1952 Bulgaria, a cynical boy (Ben Tibber) stows away to Italy, traveling the peninsula to Switzerland on his way to Denmark. Will he find liberty and love or more distrust and hatred? Jim Caviezel plays a prisoner at the camp while Joan Plowright is on hand as a warm elderly woman. Based on Anne Holm’s novel “North to Freedom,” “I Am David” (2003) is an indie drama/adventure by Paul Feig (writer/director). The movie effectively reminds us that there was an Iron Curtain from 1945-1989 and...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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