In the early 1950s, in a labor camp in Bulgaria during the Cold War, for 12-year-old orphan David, the outside world was as elusive as his own life experience, and freedom was like a A distant and ethereal dream, unfamiliar and unreachable. Everything he knows about life is imparted by his guardian, fellow reformed inmate John Ness One night, David successfully escaped from the labor camp under the arrangement of others, but before leaving, he was handed a mysterious letter, and was solemnly told that it must be sent to Copenhagen, Denmark - a David never heard of. Where it was said, let alone how to find it. With a compass, a piece of bread, and a letter, David hit the road.
Although David looks handsome and cute, his willpower is strong and proud. After escaping from the concentration camp, he escaped the patrols with his clever mind and courage in his chest, crossed the border blockade, and walked from Bulgaria to the mountains. Greece, hid in a cargo ship bound for Italy, and finally got a warm and peaceful sleep. At this moment, David did not know that his journey had just begun, and the dangers and wonderfulness of the future and the new world had not yet resolved. How will it be revealed, the meaning of courage, trust, laughter and hope, etc., are waiting for him to solve them one by one.
The charming and peaceful Italy is far beyond David's imagination. Everything in reality left him at a loss. The only advice he accepted before was not to trust anyone. He didn't even have some basic common sense of life. The stumbling David encounters new troubles every day, and experiences new joys every day. A friendly Italian noble family accepts David, and the warmth of the family almost makes David forget the mission of "I Am David".
The sense of mission that cannot be dissipated in his heart made David resolutely continue the unpredictable and unknown journey. When he came to switzerland , david met a painter grandma sophiehad gone through grief After David told the origin, the grandmother tried her best to help David and help him complete the mission of "I Am David"
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