

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
Keywords: tmdb.brother, tmdb.orphanage, tmdb.escape, tmdb.abuse, tmdb.strict-teacher, tmdb.rules, mdblist.has-trailer + 24 more, imdb.orphanage, imdb.abuse, imdb.escape, imdb.brother-brother-relationship, imdb.rules, imdb.beating, imdb.corporal-punishment, imdb.bully, imdb.male-bonding, imdb.public-humiliation, imdb.bloody-nose, imdb.gay-character, imdb.male-nudity, imdb.undressing, imdb.male-rear-nudity, imdb.hazing, imdb.rear-nudity, imdb.physical-assault, imdb.verbal-abuse, imdb.abusive-man, imdb.demanding-an-explanation, imdb.1960s, imdb.based-on-true-story, imdb.cancer
Production companies: Zentropa Entertainments, FilmFyn, Zentropa International Sweden, Film i Väst