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Budget. $7 million [2] Box office. $292,376. I Am David is a 2003 American drama film written and directed by Paul Feig in his directorial debut. It is based on the 1963 novel of the same name (originally published in the USA under the name North to Freedom) by Anne Holm. The film was produced by Walden Media and Lions Gate Entertainment.
Improbable ‘David’ roams aimlessly. 90 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 2004. Roger Ebert. December 2, 2004. 3 min read. Imprisoned in a forced labor camp, Young David (Ben Tibber, second from left) finds a true friend in Johannes (James Caviezel) in "I Am David." “I Am David” tells the story of a 12-year-old orphan boy who escapes from a Bulgarian ...
54006814. LC Class. PZ7.H7322 Iae 2004. I am David is a 1963 novel by Anne Holm. It tells the story of a young boy who, with the help of a prison guard, escapes from a concentration camp in an unnamed Eastern European country and journeys to Denmark. Along the way, he meets many people who teach him about life outside the concentration camp.
- Anne Holm
- 1963
In this fine screen adaptation, David makes a bold breakout from Bulgaria’s Belene Forced Labor Camp in 1952 and sets out on a mission to deliver a mysterious letter to Denmark. He has few life skills beyond what he’s learned from a fellow labor camp prisoner, and only vague memories of nurturing parents to give him emotional strength.
- Paul Feig
Parents need to know that I Am David is a 2003 drama in which a young boy escapes from a Bulgarian prison camp in the 1950s on a quest to deliver a letter to Denmark. This movie is intense but family-friendly. Sensitive and younger kids might be disturbed by beatings and a shooting at the labor camp,….
- Ben Tibber, James Caviezel, Joan Plowright
- Paul Feig
- Lionsgate
I Am David: Directed by Paul Feig. With Ben Tibber, Jim Caviezel, Hristo Shopov, Roberto Attias. A twelve-year-old boy escapes from a Bulgarian Communist concentration camp and sets out on a journey to reach Denmark.
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Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat. In 1952, 12-year-old David (Ben Tibber) has grown up in a Bulgarian prison camp. He vaguely remembers being separated from his parents. Luckily, he has found a friend in Johannes (Jim Caviezel), a fellow prisoner who does his best to look after the boy. He plants in his mind the idea of escaping ...
