Eleven-year-old George is the new kid in the Apple Orchard housing complex. He and the other kids are terrorized by JB, the tyrannical superintendent. George starts out as an outsider, until he discovers he has a talent for leadership. Eventually, the other kids follow George in dreaming up a challenge to JB's abuse. Then, surprising events bring in the police, but the cops mess up. That's when George's gang of little rascals save the day!
Acting
Jesper Christensen's JB is cartoonishly cruel yet terrifyingly real.
Practical Effects
DIY kid traps and schemes using actual housing complex terrain.
Director
Giacomo Campeotto
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rare Danish family film that doesn't sanitize childhood cruelty — reflects 2000s Nordic cinema's trust in young audiences.
Director Giacomo Campeotto is Italian-Danish; the housing complex setting deliberately evokes both European social housing traditions.
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