Drømmen

Name: Drømmen
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: 2006-03-24
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Bent Mejding, Anders W. Berthelsen, Jens Jørn Spottag, Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis, Peter Hesse Overgaard

IMDb ID: tt0425235 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 7.3 (3,000 votes)

Genres: Drama · Family

A boy, inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., challenges a repressive school authority in 1969 Denmark.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesFrance: We shall overcome
Sweden: We shall overcome (Festival Title)
United States: We Shall Overcome
World-wide: We Shall Overcome (English)
Germany: Der Traum
Sweden: Drömmen
Denmark: Drømmen
Hungary: Győzni fogunk
Canada: Le rêve (French)
Denmark: Martin Luther King & mig (Working Title)
Finland: Martinin unelma
Finland: Martins dröm (Swedish)
Brazil: Unidos por um Sonho
Uruguay: Venceremos (original subtitled version)
Romania: Vom învinge
Poland: Zwyciezymy
Russia: У нас все получится
South Korea: 우리는 승리하리라
China: 我们必胜 (Mandarin)
VenceremosContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2006-03-24Runtime109 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews8Critic Reviews19Countries / RegionsDenmarkLanguagesDanishKeywordsschool
boy
principal
blond boy
teacher student relationshipFilming LocationsÆrø, DenmarkProduction CompaniesZentropa EntertainmentsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425235/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0425235.jpgUpdated At2025-02-11T02:26:50

Directors

Niels Arden Oplev

Writers

Steen Bille
Niels Arden Oplev

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Bent Mejding | Character: Lindum-Svendsen
Actor: Anders W. Berthelsen | Character: Freddie Svale
Actor: Jens Jørn Spottag | Character: Peder
Actor: Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis | Character: Stine
Actor: Peter Hesse Overgaard | Character: Erling
Actor: Sarah Juel Werner | Character: Iben
Actor: Janus Dissing Rathke | Character: Frits
Actor: Elin Reimer | Character: Farmor
Actor: Gyrd Løfquist | Character: Farfar
Actor: Lasse Borg | Character: Søren
Actor: Daniel Ørum | Character: Troels
Actor: Kurt Ravn | Character: Lægen
Actor: Steen Stig Lommer | Character: Lærer Olsen
Actor: Joy-Maria Frederiksen | Character: Ibens mor
Actor: Peter Schrøder | Character: Kirkesanger
Actor: Tina Gylling Mortensen | Character: Frk. Birk
Actor: Stig Hoffmeyer | Character: Pastor Finsen
Actor: Birgit Conradi | Character: Præstekone
Actor: Lise Stegger | Character: Margrethe
Actor: Nis Bank-Mikkelsen | Character: Stam-Ejs
Actor: Thomas Kim Hoder | Character: Den tavse mand
Actor: Katrine Jensenius | Character: Frk. Kvist
Actor: Helle Merete Sørensen | Character: Lindum-Svendsens kone
Actor: John Lambreth | Character: Betjent
Actor: Helene Ravn Jedzini | Character: Frk. Larsen
Actor: Karen Jette Andersen | Character: Gymnastiklærer
Actor: Annie Roed Frederiksen | Character: Lillesøster Hanne
Actor: Karen Skov Petersen | Character: Lillesøster Ellen
Actor: Sandra Å. Pedersen | Character: Linda
Actor: Thomas Erikson | Character: Bange dreng

[Directors Group]
Name: Niels Arden Oplev | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Steen Bille | Role: Writer
Name: Niels Arden Oplev | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Karen Bentzon | Role: Producer
Name: Gillian Berrie | Role: Producer
Name: Signe Birket-Smith | Role: Producer
Name: Peter Garde | Role: Producer
Name: Peter Aalbæk Jensen | Role: Producer
Name: Sisse Graum Jørgensen | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Jacob Groth | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Lars Vestergaard | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Søren B. Ebbe | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Jette Termann | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Søren Skjær | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Manon Rasmussen | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Zoe Clare Brown | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Suzanne Jansen | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Natalie Reid | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Kirsten Zäschke | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Ingrid Kofoed | Role: Production Manager
Name: Lene Nielsen | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Bjørn Kopp | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Anita Axholm | Role: Art Department
Name: Henrik Axholm | Role: Art Department
Name: Tine Hieronymus Nielsen | Role: Art Department
Name: Birgit Olsen | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Niels Arild | Role: Sound Department
Name: Morten Holm | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mark Kenna | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrea King | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Nielsen | Role: Sound Department
Name: Harikumar Pillai | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter Schultz | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Morten Jacobsen | Role: Special Effects
Name: Hans-Peter Ludvigsen | Role: Special Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Dennis Albrethsen | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Richard Copeman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Niels Dose | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stine Hein | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ole Kragh-Jacobsen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Henrik Lyngbo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Mavrinac | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Thomas Petri | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Emil Taasinge | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Emily Christensen | Role: Costume Department
Name: Grith Deleuran | Role: Costume Department
Name: Anne Mette Juul | Role: Costume Department
Name: Maria Petersen | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Sune F. Andersen | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Dan Loghin | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Nanna Rosenstock | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Jacob Thuesen | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Jonathan Yau | Role: Editorial Department

[Production Department]
Name: Ida Sinding | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Sedsel Andersen | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Mikael Colville-Andersen | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Mogens Rukov | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sedsel Andersen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lars Dela | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lasse Ditlev | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anna Duffield | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pernille Fischer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Louis Harder | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anna Sofie Hartmann | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Else Marie Holmegaard | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eva Jakobsen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Connie Jensen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anna Johansen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christina Kallan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anders Kjærhauge | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Simon Lytting | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anne Magnér | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mikkel Maltha | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vicki Møllgaard | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jonas Palsgård | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mette Petersen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Edmund Rasmussen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sofie Saxild | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Thorkil Slebsager | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jette Stigsen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nanna Sylvest | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Malina Terkelsen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Charlotte Vinther | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tim Waller | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jonathan Yau | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Olly Blackburn | Role: Thanks

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425235/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Sweden: January 30, 2006 (Göteborg Film Festival)
Germany: February 11, 2006 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Denmark: March 24, 2006
Canada: April 23, 2006 (Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children)
China: June 17, 2006 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Italy: July 19, 2006 (Giffoni Film Festival)
Finland: August 24, 2006 (Espoo Film Festival)
Iceland: September 5, 2006 (Reykjavik International Film Festival)
Germany: November 3, 2006 (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck)
France: November 15, 2006
United Kingdom: November 17, 2006
Estonia: November 28, 2006 (Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival)
Netherlands: December 14, 2006
Finland: March 9, 2007
Belgium: March 14, 2007
Germany: May 24, 2007
United Kingdom: July 8, 2007 (Cambridge Film Festival)
Philippines: August 8, 2007 (Cinemanila International Film Festival)
Israel: September 6, 2007
Canada: November 28, 2008 (Ottawa European Union Film Festival)
Canada: December 7, 2008 (Vancouver European Union Film Festival)
China: June 16, 2010 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Uruguay: April 14, 2012 (Cinemateca Uruguaya)
Sweden: July 23, 2022 (internet)

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