Movie: "I Am David"

Release Date: Sep 2003 Genres: Comedy / Drama Awards: 8 wins & 1 nomination Runtime: 90 min Cast: Ben Tibber (David), James Caviezel (Johannes (as Jim Caviezel)) Joan Plowright (Sophie) Hristo Shopov (The Man) Silvia De Santis (Elsa) Paco Reconti (Giovanni) Roberto Attias (Baker) Francesco De Vito (Roberto) Paul Feig (American Man) Lucy Russell (American Woman) Maria Bonnevie (David's Mother) Viola Carinci (Maria) Marin Jivkov (Cecha) Robert Syulev (Angelo) Alessandro Sperduti (Carlo)

Storyline

I Am David is adapted from Anne Holm's internationally acclaimed novel North to Freedom. It is the story of a 12-year-old boy, David, who escapes a Communist concentration camp with little more than a compass, a sealed letter, a loaf of bread, and instructions to carry the letter to Copenhagen, Denmark. David is thrust into the free world for the first time in his young life as he travels across Europe. It is a spiritual voyage of discovery, where David slowly loses his instinctual mistrust of humanity and begins to smile, share, trust and ultimately, love. I Am David addresses the cruelties, politics, and suffering of warfare while celebrating the resilience of youth and the unbreakable spirit of a child.