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I Am David
Directed by
Paul Feig
PG
2003
90m
Drama
,
Adventure
,
and more
7.1
39%
83%
6.8
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A 12-year-old boy manages to flee a Communist concentration camp on his own, through sheer will and determination. All he has in his possession is a loaf of bread, a letter to deliver to someone in Denmark, and a compass to help get him there.
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Cast of I Am David
Ben Tibber
David
Jim Caviezel
Johannes
Joan Plowright
Sophie
Hristo Shopov
The Man
Silvia De Santis
Elsa
Paco Reconti
Giovanni
Roberto Attias
Baker
Francesco De Vito
Roberto
Paul Feig
American Man / Director / Writer
Lucy Russell
American Woman
Maria Bonnevie
David's Mother
Viola Carinci
Maria
Marin Jivkov
Cecha
Robert Syulev
Angelo
Alessandro Sperduti
Carlo
Shaila Rubin
Vineyard Owner
Krasimir Kutzoparov
Camp Officer
Elisabetta Bartolomei
Woman at Party
Krasimir Radkov
Party Guest
Diyan Machev
Party Guest
I Am David Ratings & Reviews
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Clearly, huge tankers of disbelief must be suspended in a sea of goodwill to get into the spirit of the film.
TheMovieChicks.com
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
It's like Tom Sawyer's Great Escape - a strange combination of stories that's interesting, but doesn't quite capture your emotions.
EricDSnider.com
Eric D. Snider
It is not an especially brilliant film, nor does it execute its ideas with particular flair, and yet I cannot resist liking and being moved by it.
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
A nice enough picture, but it's also slow and meandering. Watching it is like seeing a decent Family Channel movie, except in this case you have to pay for it.
TV Guide
Ken Fox
While probably not suitable for the wee ones, older kids and most adults will love this exciting and heartfelt adventure of one boy's survival during the darkest days of post-war Europe.
Salt Lake Tribune
Sean P. Means
How David escapes, alas, is less compelling than wondering how this drearily earnest movie escaped the Hallmark Channel.
Houston Chronicle
Eric Harrison
The film is marred by too many coincidences, but there are a couple of twists at the end that tug at the heartstrings and leave you with a warm feeling.
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
Jeff Vice
While the material itself has promise (it's an adaptation of Anne Holm's best-selling novel), this drama fumbles and stumbles its way to a resolution that's far too easy.
Denver Rocky Mountain News
Robert Denerstein
It's not lack of a strong story that keeps I Am David from taking off. Blame a straightforward approach that makes the movie feel too much like an after-school special.
E! Online
E! Staff
It's refreshing to watch a movie aimed at young people that's actually grounded in reality.
Detroit Free Press
John Monaghan
Feig's neorealist approach to the look of the film might work better if he didn't fill it with so many coincidences and melodramatic flourishes.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
I know, I know, I'm supposed to get sentimental about this heart-warming tale. But I couldn't believe a moment of it, and never identified with little David.
Boxoffice Magazine
Wade Major
One of those well-intentioned misfires that so frustrate both audiences and critics -- brimming with thematic potential, yet consistently unable to establish and maintain an effective tone.
Kansas City Star
Dan Lybarger
"I Am David" earns just about every teardrop it elicits. The journey isn't smooth, but that doesn't mean it isn't worthwhile.
Decent Films
Steven D. Greydanus
At its best in the taut opening and in the third act, when the pieces finally come together. In between, the episodic story sags a bit.
Dallas Morning News
Nancy Churnin
Leaves you with the lingering scent of truth.
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder
Falls prey to the defect of all poor road movies: In gluing together unbelievable but convenient episodes with sugary sentimentality, it loses most of its credibility.
Variety
Robert Koehler
An unusually intelligent adventure film scaled for younger viewers, which never leaves adults behind.
Slant Magazine
Nick Schager
Hinges on a rather unbelievable characterization of fascist kindness.
The Hollywood Reporter
Joe Mader
Essentially a tearjerker, with little originality or insight.
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