29th Göteborg International Film Festival
January 27 - February 6, 2006

The Church of Sweden Film Award at the Göteborg Film Festival 2006, endowed with 50.000 Swedish Crowns, was given to the Danish film

Drømmen (We Shall Overcome )
directed by Niels Arden Oplev

From the jury's motivation:
A boy is confronted with a stifling set of values in school and as represented by the adults but sticks to his beliefs and his truth against all odds. Without employing simple identification as a dramatic tool, the film raises questions concerning violence and human dignity, about doubt and trust. In this multilayered story about a child, navigating between oppression, betrayal and a yearning for justice, man is reflected in all his insignificance and greatness.

13 year-old Frits has fallen out of favour with the headmaster of his provincial school. The year is 1969. The world is changing rapidly and corporal punishment has been banned. The tyrannical headmaster, however, hasn?t bothered to notice. Frits? mother has bought the family?s first television. Frits spends his summer holidays glued to the screen, allowing himself to be influenced by the winds of change. Martin Luther King?s speeches and dreams of a better life have armoured Frits with courage and the desire for rebellion. When the headmaster steps over the line during punishing Frits, the boy takes up battle against the authorities. The story is based on actual events. (Festival information)

This year's jury consisted of Maaret Koskinen (Sweden), Árni Svanur Daníelsson (Iceland) and Lena Sjöstrand (Sweden).