Jeg er William (2017)
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Alexander Magnússon, Rasmus Bjerg, Stinne Henriksen, Amina Arrakha, Niels Martin Eriksen, Dorte Højsted
A resourceful boy must find the courage and imagination to help his uncle escape a dangerous gambling debt.
The story
William’s home life is unsettled: his mother is described as a screwball, so he lives with his uncle Niels, who makes ends meet by doing a bit of everything. Their situation becomes more precarious when Niels falls into serious gambling debt and a town gangster comes after him. William must find the courage and imagination to protect himself and his uncle. Alongside this growing danger, he also has to contend with three bullies in his class and the beginnings of a romance with Viola.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
William doesn’t have it especially easy. His mother is a bit of a screwball, so William lives with his uncle Niels, who gets by doing a bit of everything. Now Uncle Niels has got himself into serious gambling debt, and the town gangster is after him. William has to summon both courage and imagination to save himself and his uncle. He manages to do that, but at the same time William also has to keep an eye on the three bullies in his class and a budding romance with Viola.
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