The Day Will Come (film)
The Day Will Come (Danish: Der Kommer en Dag) is a 2016 Danish drama film directed by Jesper W. Nielsen from a script by Søren Sveistrup. The film is based on real-life incidents at Godhavn's boys' home in the 1960s. Later came a mini-series called The Day Will Come, which aired in three episodes on TV 2, on March 5, 12 and 19, 2017[1].
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Plot
The year is 1967 . A new youth culture is on the way. The race for space is at its peak, and the dream of liberation wins out. In the same year, the world is looking forward to the first moon landing promised by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 with the prophetic words "the day will come". The inseparable brothers Erik (13) and Elmer (10), who dreams of being an astronaut, are placed in the Gudbjerg Home after their mother develops cancer and can no longer care for them.
The director leads Gudbjerg with a heavy hand. Corporal punishment and sexual abuse are commonplace. Soon the brothers understand that they have lost their freedom. A daily struggle for survival begins. They try not to stand out, but Elmer's vivid astronaut dreams and his club foot are constantly getting him into trouble. After their mother dies, their temporary residence becomes permanent. Their uncle who would take care of them has to fail. The harsh regime continues despite critical questions from Inspector Hartmann.
Normally Erik is allowed to leave at the age of fifteen, but on the day of the moon landing in 1969, the director tells him that he must stay until he is eighteen. If he rebels, he is beaten up. He's serious about it. To save his brother, Elmer goes to Copenhagen and seeks out the teacher Lilian Hammershøj, who had resigned due to dissatisfaction with Gudbjerg's treatment of the children. Together they go to Inspector Hartmann.
