Believe in the power to change your destiny
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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Earnest, classical in form, grave and contemplative.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- resolvedopen-ended
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Cast
- Ben TibberDavid
- Jim CaviezelJohannes
- Joan PlowrightSophie
- Hristo ShopovThe Man
- Silvia De SantisElsa
- Paco RecontiGiovanni
- Roberto AttiasBaker
- Francesco De VitoRoberto
- Paul FeigAmerican Man
- Lucy RussellAmerican Woman
Crew
- Paul FeigDirector
- Paul FeigWriter
- Anne HolmNovel
- Roman OsinDirector of Photography
- Stewart CopelandOriginal Music Composer
- Steven WeisbergEditor
- Davina BellingProducer
- Lauren LevineProducer
- Clive ParsonsProducer
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