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I Am David is adapted from Anne Holm’s
internationally acclaimed novel of the same name. It is the story
of a 12-year old refugee boy, David, who escapes a Communist concentration
camp carrying only a compass, a pocketknife, a sealed letter, a
bar of soap, a half loaf of bread, and instructions to journey to
Copenhagen, Denmark. For the first time in his young life, David
is thrust into the free world as he travels across Europe.
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is a spiritual journey of discovery during which David loses his
mistrust of humanity and finds the ability to smile, share, trust
and ultimately, to love. I Am David addresses the cruelties, politics,
and suffering of warfare while celebrating the resilience and abiding
optimism of youth.
Walden
Media, Lion's Gate Entertainment and UNHCR
bring an advanced screening of this major motion picture on 16 June
at the National Geographic Museum at Explorers Hall. |