I Am David


1h 35m 2004

Brief Synopsis

When the story begins, freedom is just a dream for David, a young boy who has grown up a captive in a 1950s Bulgarian camp with almost no knowledge of the outside world or what has become of his family. Everything he knows about life has been taught to him by his fellow prisoner and mentor Johannes.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
War
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Arion Facilities; Capital Fx; Cutting Edge Australia; Film And General Productions; Film Finances, Inc.; Summit Entertainment, Llc; Walden Media
Distribution Company
Lionsgate/Walden Media; Artisan Home Entertainment; Lionsgate; Thunderbird Releasing; Walden Media
Location
Bulgaria

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Synopsis

When the story begins, freedom is just a dream for David, a young boy who has grown up a captive in a 1950s Bulgarian camp with almost no knowledge of the outside world or what has become of his family. Everything he knows about life has been taught to him by his fellow prisoner and mentor Johannes. One night, David escapes the camp, fleeing with a compass, half a loaf of bread and a sealed letter, which he is told must reach Denmark--the only place where he will be safe. Relying on his wits and courage, David manages to evade the prison commandos and attempt a dangerous border crossing into Greece, where he stows away on a freighter headed for Italy, but his adventure is only just beginning. While David is exhilarated by his freedom, he has no idea how to get along in this brave new world, as the only advice he has been given is to trust no one. Burdened by his duty to deliver the mysterious letter, David valiantly continues on his journey, and nearing the Swiss border, he meets Sophie, an artist recovering from her own tragedy and the woman who will ultimately help him find the key to his identity and his destiny.

Crew

Petar Anev

Grip

Julian Atanassov

Camera Assistant

Daniel Bacciu

Property Master

Anton Bakarski

Video

Elisabetta Barno

Production Coordinator

Elisabetta Bartolomei

Production Coordinator

Donna L Bascom

Legal Counsel

Davina Belling

Producer

Mark Binder

Supervising Sound Editor

Mark Binder

Sound Designer

Lydia Biondi

Choreographer

Gena Bleier

Assistant Editor

Victor Bojinov

Casting

Victor Bojinov

Assistant Director

Joseph C Bond

Assistant Editor

Andrea Borella

Line Producer

Laura Borzelli

Makeup Supervisor

Simon Brown

Boom Operator

Jen Burns

Production Assistant

Giles Butler

Assistant Director

Jerome Butler

Dialogue Coach

Marco Cartocci

Generator Operator

Paul Chedlow

Photography

Dobrinka Chemeva

Accounting Assistant

Irena Cherkelova

Coordinator

Holly Church

Assistant

Natale Codognotto

Song

Gianfranco Coduti

Production Manager

Mark Coffey

Sound Department

Daniel Cohen

Researcher

Wendy Cohen

Rights & Clearances

Paolo Conte

Song Performer

Paolo Conte

Song

Stewart Copeland

Music

Julie Daggett

Production Executive

Mark Dashnaw

Assistant Editor

Denitza Davetrova

Production Assistant

Roberto De Nigris

Camera Operator

Vasko Dikov

Special Effects Coordinator

Hristo Dimitrov

Assistant Director

Liudmil Dimitrov

Electrician

Michael Dittrick

Music Editor

Vesselin Djigov

Song Performer

Sarah Eatock

Loader

Paul Feig

Screenplay (Adaptation)

Lindsay Fellows

Music Supervisor

Gain Franco Coduti

Unit Production Manager

Ivailo Genchev

Electrician

Lydia Genova

Interpreter

Nedialko Georgiev

Grip

Nikolai Georgiev

Transportation Captain

Laurie Gilbert

Consultant

Patrick Giraudi

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Borislava Gitsova

Costumer

Massimiliano Di Giuliani

Generator Operator

Anamarie Gonzaga

Accountant

Pippa Hall

Casting

Rossitza Hamparova

Swing Gang

Klaus Harnisch

Gaffer

Tam Harper

Post-Production Accountant

John Heath

Film Lab

Anne Holm

Source Material (From Novel: "North To Freedom")

Mark Holt

Special Effects Coordinator

Ivan Hristoskov

Best Boy Grip

Hristo Idakiev

Electrician

Ilia Ionev

Grip

Vincenzo Iuvale

Production Assistant

Momchil Karaivanov

Interpreter

David Kaufmann

Production Assistant

Kiril Kirianov

Assistant Art Director

Hristo Kolev

Production Assistant

Kosta Kolev

Song

Alexandre Kossev

Assistant Director

Dimo Kostadinov

Assistant Art Director

Todor Kostov

Electrician

Radka Koushleeva

Song Performer

Georgi Kraev

Special Effects Assistant

Johanna Kraeva

Costumer

Hristina Krumova

Costumer

Krassimir Kyurkchiyski

Song

Nasko Lanakiev

Art Director

Doug Lavender

Camera Focus Puller

Lauren A Levine

Producer

Lauren Levine

Producer

Stefan Levorov

Makeup Artist

Pepe Lipiskov

Stand-In

Rupert Lloyd-parry

Key Grip

Anna Lombardi

Wardrobe Assistant

Elisaveta Lotova

Art Department

Larry Mah

Original Music

Mark Mangini

Sound Effects Editor

Vesselina Marinova

Cashier

Katrin Marras

Wardrobe Assistant

Mauro Masotti

On-Set Dresser

Adrian Mccourt

Dialogue Coach

Niki Mihailov

Stunt Man

Vlado Mitev

Location Manager

Yosif Mladenov

Art Department

Perry Moore

Executive In Charge Of Production

Zoe Morgan

Script Supervisor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Music Composer

Irena Muratova

Assistant Art Director

Birger Mnller

Best Boy

Alexander Naidenov

Props Buyer

Giovanni Natalucci

Production Designer

Anya Noakes

Unit Publicist

Susan Novick

Post-Production Supervisor

Roman Osin

Director Of Photography

Nadalino Otto

Song Performer

Christopher S. Parker

Transcripts

Clive Parsons

Producer

Arianna Pascazi

Scenic Artist

Bryan Pennington

Consultant

Alexander Petrov

Interpreter

Dimitar Petrov

Song Performer

Sonny Pettijohn

Assistant Sound Editor

Anguel Philipov

Song

Mike Phillips

Executive

Ivan Pirolli

Scenic Artist

Uliva Pizzetti

Costume Designer

Nicky Popov

Swing Gang

Naiden Prahov

Costumer

Strahil Predov

Best Boy

Boika Prissadova

Song Performer

Ivan Valentinov Ranghelov

Assistant Art Director

Dave Rees

Color Timer

Damien Rice

Song Performer

Damien Rice

Song

Nancy Richardson

Editing

Lissette Roldan

Post-Production

Elena Romele

Interpreter

Nicola Rosada

Location Manager

Laura Rosenthal

Consultant

Shaila Rubin

Casting

Antonello Rubino

Set Designer

Yanka Rupkina

Song Performer

Rasko Russev

Hairdresser

Michael Sammaciccia

Production Executive

Ottavio De Santis

Song

Fabio Massimo Sargenti

Camera Focus Puller

Michael Schuff

Gaffer

Nan Schwartz

Original Music

Jeff Seitz

Score Recording

Jeff Seitz

Music Scoring Mixer

Paola Sforzini

Scenic Artist

Reuben Simon

Foley Editor

Svetloslav Simov

Stunt Double

Mary Soan

Assistant Director

Eduardo Sotelo

Post-Production

Milena Spassova

Interpreter

Petya Stamenkova

Assistant

Gergana Stanoeva

Hairdresser

Buriana Stefanova

Wardrobe

Armin Steiner

Score Recording

Ion Petre Stoican

Song Performer

David E Stone

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Maria Stoyanova

Tailor

Valkana Stoyanova

Song Performer

Alan Strachan

Editor

Mauro Tamagnini

Hair Stylist

Debbie Tibber

Tutor

Christo Todorov

Song

Valentin Valov

Makeup Artist

Gianluca Venturi

Production Accountant

Viola Vergani

Coordinator

Giovanni Viti

Wardrobe Supervisor

Antonio Vivaldi

Music Composer

Angel Vladimirov

Grip

Vladimir Vladimirov

Project Manager

Ivan Voynovsky

Location Manager

Plamen Voynovsky

Executive

Vladimir Voynovsky

Executive

Nasko Vulev

Production Secretary

Steven Weisberg

Editor

Brent White

Editing

Bruce White

Sound Recordist

Polly Wilby

Post-Production Accountant

Jordan Zahariev

Supervising Stunt Coordinator

Marco Zanon

Unit Manager

Mitko Zlatanov

Costumer

Nikolai Zlatanov

Costumer

Joan Zulfer

Production Accountant

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
War
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Arion Facilities; Capital Fx; Cutting Edge Australia; Film And General Productions; Film Finances, Inc.; Summit Entertainment, Llc; Walden Media
Distribution Company
Lionsgate/Walden Media; Artisan Home Entertainment; Lionsgate; Thunderbird Releasing; Walden Media
Location
Bulgaria

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States December 3, 2004

Released in United States on Video April 5, 2005

Released in United States Winter December 3, 2004

Based on the novel "North to Freedom" by Anne Holm, published by Odyssey Classics, reissue edition March 15, 1990.

Lions Gate took over domestic distribution after their acquisition of Artisan.

Released in United States on Video April 5, 2005

Limited Release in United States December 3, 2004

Released in United States Winter December 3, 2004