I Am David (film)

I Am David is a 2003 film directed by Paul Feig. It is based on the novel I Am David originally published in the USA under the name North to Freedom by Anne Holm. The film was produced by Walden Media and Lions Gate Entertainment.

Johannes Jim Caviezel, his friend and mentor in the camp, who prepares him for escape, is killed by a guard, leaving David to face escape on his own. David is helped by a guard to escape, who gives him a compass and tells him he must go southwest to Greece, take a boat to Italy and finally go north to Denmark, a peaceful and neutral country. Since David was locked in a camp all his life, he has repressed feelings and trusts no one, and so feels lost and disoriented in the world.Along his journey, though he is mistreated by some people, he is welltreated by others. Gradually he learns that some people can be trusted, and to open up and experience his own feelings. Finally, with the help of decent people whom he has learned to trust, David is reunited with his mother in Denmark. ........

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