The Day Will Come

Apr 21, 2016

1h 59m

★ 7.5

Some have power, others have bravery.

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Zentropa Entertainments

FilmFyn

Zentropa International Sweden

Film i Väst

The Day Will Come Trailers

Cast

Forstander Frederik Heck

Lars Mikkelsen

Lærer Lilian Hammershøj

Sofie Gråbøl

Elmer

Harald Kaiser Hermann

Erik

Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt

Overlærer Toft Lassen

Lars Ranthe

Lærer Aksel

Søren Sætter-Lassen

Fru Oskarson

Solbjørg Højfeldt

Moren

Sonja Richter

Inspektør Hartmann

David Dencik

Onkel

Paw Henriksen

Inspektøren

Jens Jørn Spottag

Doctor Hvidtfeldt

Mads Wille

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