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.
                                    Lars Mikkelsen
Forstander Frederik Heck
                                    Sofie Gråbøl
Lærer Lilian Hammershøj
                                    Harald Kaiser Hermann
Elmer
                                    Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt
Erik
                                    Lars Ranthe
Overlærer Toft Lassen
                                    Søren Sætter-Lassen
Lærer Aksel
                                    Solbjørg Højfeldt
Fru Oskarson
                                    Sonja Richter
Moren
                                    David Dencik
Inspektør Hartmann
                                    Paw Henriksen
Onkel
                                    Jens Jørn Spottag
Inspektøren
                                    Mads Wille
Doctor Hvidtfeldt
                                    Mogens Holm
Farmer
                                    Laurids Skovgaard Andersen
Tøger
                                    Claus Bahnsen
Lærer