_**A boy flees the Iron Curtain for a new life in Western Europe**_ Escaping a concentration camp in 1952 Bulgaria, a cynical boy (Ben Tibber) stows away to Italy, traveling the peninsula to Switzerland on his way to Denmark. Will he find liberty and love or more distrust and hatred? Jim Caviezel plays a prisoner at the camp while Joan Plowright is on hand as a warm elderly woman. Based on Anne Holm’s novel…
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A 12-year-old boy manages to flee a Communist concentration camp on his own, through sheer will and determination. All he has in his possession is a loaf of bread, a letter to deliver to someone in Denmark, and a compass to help get him there.
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Ben Tibber
David
Jim Caviezel
Johannes
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
Shaila Rubin
Vineyard Owner
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FAQ about I Am David
What is I Am David about?
A 12-year-old boy manages to flee a Communist concentration camp on his own, through sheer will and determination. All he has in his possession is a loaf of bread, a letter to deliver to someone in Denmark, and a compass to help get him there.
When was I Am David released?
I Am David was released in 2003.
What genres does I Am David belong to?
I Am David is categorised as Drama, Adventure.
Who stars in I Am David?
The cast of I Am David includes Ben Tibber, Jim Caviezel, Joan Plowright, Hristo Shopov, Silvia De Santis.