Fresh
It's enjoyably rousing, and cinematographer Lars Vestergard works miracles turning the Danish countryside into bright slices of Americana.
Nick Funnell, Time Out
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We Shall Overcome
Overview
A drama about a boy who's inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and challenges repressive school authority in 1969 Denmark.
Director and cast
- Niels Arden Oplev Director
- Bent Mejding as Schulleiter Lindum Svendsen
- Janus Dissing Rathke as Frits Johansen
- Sarah Juel Werner as Iben
- Jens Jørn Spottag as Frits Vater Peder
- Anders W. Berthelsen as Freddie Svale
- Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis as Frits Mutter Stine
- Gyrd Løfquist as Frits Großvater
- Elin Reimer Cast
- Steen Stig Lommer Cast
- Joy-Maria Frederiksen Cast
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