One person, one world - "Send a letter to Copenhagen"

Osbaldo 2022-11-18 07:00:20

On the afternoon of last Saturday, the two of us, who were fooling around at the hastily home, dug out the long-held pirated DVD and picked out a "Send a Letter to Copenhagen". Although it felt familiar to me, I had forgotten it. Have you ever seen it.
At first I thought it was a concentration camp during World War II, but I found out that it happened in the early 1950s, a labor camp in Bulgaria during the Cold War. This is where the story begins. It is also the 12-year-old David (Ben Thie). Bo) where he grew up, in this cold and cruel place, his uncle Johannes (James Caviezel), who is also a reformed prisoner, taught him all the knowledge of life, but staying here is hopeless and has no future. . With the help of a guard officer (the beginning of the story is just a voice guiding David to escape, at first they thought it was Uncle John, but in fact it was the soldier who witnessed the forcible separation of David and his Danish mother. He has very distressed eyes and Humanistic feelings. Unforgettable.) David escaped from the labor camp and began to walk into the unknown world with the task of sending a letter to Copenhagen...
Along the way, he met many people and began to come into contact with this real world , Helped, rejected, called, appreciated, needed, sympathized, driven, liked, loved... David began to recognize, feel and smile during the journey, but those Uncle John died because of him The nightmare has been etched in his mind, preventing him from really giving up his sensitivity, precaution and vigilance, until he came to Switzerland and met Sophie (Joan Plolette), a painter and grandmother who was deeply saddened by the loss of her son, David With the encouragement and love of Grandma Sophie, she really got out of the shadow and sadness. When David first told people about his inner feelings, he started to cry and started to cry like a real child without any scruples. Hastily and I had already reached the state of tears. The final ending is in a small town bookstore. David discovers that the author of a best-selling book about the loss of a husband and son is his mother. With the help of Sophie's grandmother and the local police, David finally arrives in Copenhagen and finds a place in his dream. A loving and beautiful mother who appeared in .
The story is full of humanistic feelings, both realistic and emotional, and it also implies the criticism of war and the double damage to children's bodies and minds caused by war. When I saw the final ending, I realized that I had watched it earlier, but the second time I watched it, I was more involved and experienced more deeply. It is a rare and good film worthy of collection.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

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I Am David quotes

  • David: I wish I were dead!

    Johannes: Don't say that. Don't even think it.

    David: Why not? There's nothing good here! What's the point of even staying alive?

    Johannes: Because if you're alive you can change things. If you're dead you can't. Do whatever you can to stay alive, no matter what! Go.

  • [first lines]

    Title Card: In the years after World War II, many people in Eastern Europe were sent to forced labor camps for disagreeing with their new governments. Because of this, families were torn apart. Life in these camps was very harsh, and escape was not an option. And yet, for one boy named David, it was his only hope...

    The Man: Are you listening to me? You must escape from here tonight. It's your only chance to stay alive. If you follow my instructions and make it out of the camp. Travel when it's dark to free Bulgaria so you won't be seen. They'll be everywhere waiting to arrest you. And unless you're very careful, you'll be caught. If you make it across the border, you must get the envelope to Denmark. First, head south to Selonika, and hide in a ship that's going to Italy. When you arrive there, travel north as far as you can. Your journey will be long and it may be impossible, but you must get this envelope to the authorities in Denmark. You must not open it. If anyone sees its contents before you get there you'll end up back here. Do you understand?

    The Man: I know you've lived in this camp your entire life, but there is a world outside it. However, it's a very dangerous world. Trust no one.