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We Shall Overcome (2006)
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Anders W. Bertelsen, Bent Mejding, Jens Jorn Spottag, Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis, Peter Hesse Overgaard
Reviews
Buoyed by likeable characters and the ever-dependable super teacher construct, We Shall Overcome builds into a better-than-solid underdog story.
A kids' empowerment picture with a big and genuine punch. ... I'm sure you'll be bursting into loud applause as the ending credits roll, just as our packed audience did.
Lacks the charisma or the ingenuity to hook mainstream audiences.
We Shall Overcome is a well-made, refreshingly unsentimental fable, reminiscent of Dead Poets Society and 2005 Swedish potboiler Evil.
It's enjoyably rousing, and cinematographer Lars Vestergard works miracles turning the Danish countryside into bright slices of Americana.
[C]ertainly not unique, but with its strong acting (including an exceptional Rathke), fresh camera-work and great sense of humour, Oplev's film is certainly a welcome addition to the canon.

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