I Am David
Synopsis
Forced to deal with strangers for the first time in his life, David finds solace in the memory of his friend and mentor in the camp, Johannes (Jim Caviezel). He is given money for helping out some tourists and is able to buy food.
David comes across some children playing around an old shed. The shed catches fire with a little girl trapped inside and David rescues her with seconds to spare. Her grateful parents take David in but, unable to trust them, David runs away.
At the Swiss border, David meets an artist named Sophie (Joan Plowright). Sophie takes David to a bookshop where he sees a book that was written by a woman who lost her husband and son at the end of the war. He recognises the photo on the dust-jacket as his mother.
Urgent arrangements are made for David to fly to Denmark where, on the airport runway in Copenhagen he has an emotional reunion with his mother.
Details
- Year
- 2003
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 95 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
-
Paul Feig
- Producer
- Davina Belling, Clive Parsons, Lauren Levine
- Editor
- Alan Strachan
- Screenwriter
- Paul Feig
- Director of Photography
- Roman Osin
- Sound
- Mark Binder
- Composer
- Stuart Copeland
- Principal cast
- Ben Tibber, Maria Bonnevie, James Caviezel, Joan Plowright
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Walden Media
10 East 40th St, 26th FloorNew York NY 10016, USA
T +1 212 689 5420
www.walden.com
Sales Company
Summit Entertainment
77 Dean StreetLondon W1D 3SH
UK
T+44 (0)20 7494 1724
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