I Am David (2003) on Netflix
In 1952, twelve-year-old David escapes a Communist labor camp in Bulgaria. Advised to trust nobody, he carries bread, a compass and a sealed letter for Denmark.
- Netflix3.8/5
- IMDb7.1/108,690 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes39%
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Plot summary
In 1952, the polyglot twelve-year-old David, who was raised in the Communist Belene Prison Camp in Bulgaria, witnesses the death of his friend and protector Johannes and escapes from the concentration camp in the night. He is advised to mistrust everybody and together with a piece of bread, a compass, a piece of soap, a jackknife and a sealed envelope to be delivered in Denmark, he travels though Greece and Italy heading North. Along his journey, David discovers the beauty of the world and slowly he changes his behavior with people. When he meets Sophie, an old lady that lives in Switzerland and likes to paint as hobby, she asks David to paint his face; later she invites David to have lunch with her in her house, and David finally discloses his quest to her.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about I Am David (2003)
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- The film won several awards in 2003, including the Crystal Heart Award at the Heartland Film Festival, the Queens Festival's Best Feature Film prize, and Best Film and Most Promising Actor for Ben Tibber, who never acted in a feature film again.
- Critic Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times reviewed the film harshly, writing: "I couldn't believe a moment of it, and never identified with little David."
