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Actors: Ben Tibber, Jim Caviezel, Joan Plowright
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about I Am David |
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Set during the Cold War era, this film focuses on a 12-year-old Bulgarian boy named David, who has spent almost his entire life in a forced labor camp. David manages to escape, thanks to the help of an older prisoner, with only a loaf of bread, a compass, and an official-looking letter. Told to make his way to Denmark and trust no one, the boy stows away on a boat that carries him him to Southern Italy. There, on his own in the free world he's never before experienced, he heads north. Along the way, he meets an assortment of people. Some try to turn him over to the authorities, but others, such as a wealthy family living in the countryside, do their best to help David.
When David gets to Milan, he's befriended by an older woman. An amateur artist named Sophie, she gets David to pose for her, an act that eventually melts the boy's suspicious demeanor. By trusting Sophie, David is better able to reach his destination, where a surprise awaits him.
--Elana Starr, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- general coming of age story
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- surviving represssive govt
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Eastern European
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- white/grey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- General European
Main Adversary
Identity:
- a fight for survival
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Switzerland
- Italy
- Eastern Europe
City?
Yes
City:
- wealthy
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
Is this movie based on a
- book
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