The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A drama about a boy who's inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and challenges repressive school authority in 1969 Denmark.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
43 audience votes
Key crew
- Niels Arden OplevDirector
- Steen BilleScreenplay
- Niels Arden OplevScreenplay
- Jacob GrothOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Janus Dissing RathkeFrits Johansen
- Sarah Juel WernerIben
- Bent MejdingLindum Svendsen, Skoleinspektør
- Anders W. BerthelsenFreddie Svale
- Jens Jørn SpottagPeder, Frits' far
- Anne-Grethe Bjarup RiisStine, Frits' mor
- Gyrd LøfquistFrits' bedstefar
- Elin ReimerFrits' bedstemor
- Joy-Maria FrederiksenIbens Mutter
- Steen Stig LommerLærer Olsen
- Kurt RavnLæge
- Peter Hesse OvergaardErling
Stills
Themes
school frienddepressionrock 'n' rollright and justicemusic recorddenmarkbecoming an adultpenaltyparent child relationshipmusic teacherbraveryclassroom