Canadian Film Institute
WE SHALL OVERCOME

dir. Niels Arden Oplev
Denmark
105 minutes
English Subtitles
2008 EUROPEAN UNION FILM FESTIVAL
Auditorium, Library and Archives Canada
Friday, November 28th
9:00 pm
Winner of an award at Berlin, WE SHALL OVERCOME is the moving story of a young Danish boy’s struggle against tyranny in the 1960s.  After being caught for mischieviously spying on the girl’s changeroom, young student Frits (Janus Dissing Rathke) is dealt with harshly by the headmaster, Lindum-Svendsen.  Inspired by Martin Luther King, whom he saw on television, Frits, alongside his family and a free-thinking teacher, finds the courage to stand up against the headmaster in the name of justice.  A heartfelt, personal film for all ages from the talented director who burst on the Danish film scene with PORTLAND in 1996.

Gagnant d'un Ours de verre à Berlin, WE SHALL OVERCOME est l'histoire émouvante de la lutte d'un jeune Danois contre la tyrannie dans les années 1960. Ayant été pris à espionner les filles dans leur salle d'habillage, le jeune Frits est traité durement par le préfet de discipline, Lindum-Svendsen. Inspiré par Martin Luther King, qu'il a vu à la télé, Frits, aux côtés des membres de sa famille et d'un enseignant libre-penseur, trouve le courage de tenir tête à Lindum-Svendsen au nom de la justice.


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