Overview

Set in the blooming 1960s, the film centres on two young brothers who are instantly robbed of their lives when they are placed in a boy's home forgotten by time. Armed only with a vivid imagination and a fickle hope, the boys engage in the frightening battle against Headmaster Heck and his lethal tyranny. The film is based on actual events.

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Cast

Lars Mikkelsen

Forstander Frederik Heck

Sofie Gråbøl

Lærer Lilian Hammershøj

Harald Kaiser Hermann

Elmer

Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt

Erik

Lars Ranthe

Overlærer Toft Lassen

Søren Sætter-Lassen

Lærer Aksel

Solbjørg Højfeldt

Fru Oskarson

Sonja Richter

Moren

David Dencik

Inspektør Hartmann

Paw Henriksen

Onkel

Jens Jørn Spottag

Inspektøren

Mads Wille

Doctor Hvidtfeldt