An engaging story about a young boy standing up for himself and what he believes in inspired by the words of Martin Luther King and the changes in society in the 1960s. It is 1969 and the world is changing. It is changing for 13-year-old Frits living in rural Denmark too. When he starts a new school two new teachers come into his life. One introduces Frits to new music and the Civil Rights movement. The other is the old fashioned authoritarian headmaster who thinks it is acceptable to use corporal punishment. He takes a dislike to Frits and one day he goes too... far injuring him badly when punishing him. Frit has a strong sense of justice. Inspired by the images of Martin Luther King and protests against the Vietnam War he sees on television his teacher Freddie and his own interest in the abolition of slavery he decides to stand up for himself against his bullying headmaster. Special Features: Trailer [show more]
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Hard-hitting Danish drama directed by Niels Arden Oplev. Inspired by the Civil Rights movement which had swept across the United States in the late 1960s, young farmer's boy Frits (Janus Dissing Rathke) challenges the authority of his abusive and conservative school master Lindum-Svendsen (Bent Mejding) with the help of his liberally-minded music teacher Mr. Svale (Anders W. Berthelsen).
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