The Day Will Come

The Day Will Come

7.6IMDb Score
Released:2016-04-21
Genre:Drama
Duration:119 min
Country:Denmark
Director:Jesper W. Nielsen
Actors:Lars Mikkelsen, Sofie Gråbøl, Harald Kaiser Hermann, Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt, Lars Ranthe
Production:Zentropa Entertainments, FilmFyn, Zentropa International Sweden, Film i Väst

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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