Drømmen

Shortly after the assassination of Martin Luther King, a Danish boy named Frits (Janus Dissing Rathke) has to deal with a father named Peder (Jens Jom Spottag) is hospitalized with mental problems. The adolescent decides he will imitate the American Civil Rights leader by challenging the authority of a principal Lindum Svendsen (Bent Mejdling) at his school. The sadistic headmaster routinely abuses boys with a hickory stick and nearly rips Frits ear off in one angry outburst. His father decides to help him remove this problematic school administrator at this point, giving meaning to their lives. A hippie teacher named Freddie (Anders Berthelsen) agrees with their mission.