- _When I Am King_ juxtaposes the story of Joringel and Jorinda with a new story played by the same actors ten years later. In the children's story, Joringel tries to save Jorinda from a witch and ogre, while Jorinda is transformed into a bird. The young adult's story, which takes up a larger portion of the film (though it switches back and forth), features Jorge, a stable boy working for a kind smithy, rescuing Jorinda, a travelling dancer, from Sir Blackstone Hardtack, a cruel lord who enslaves people in violation of the law.—Scott Andrew Hutchins <scottandrewh@home.com>
- Leave the 21st Century and mind-travel to another time and place into the past to a medieval kingdom that is ruled by the unscrupulous Sir Blackstone Hardtack.
Confront the ruthless Manager of a band of gypsies and outwit the ferocious ogre that guards the Enchanted Mountain.
Encounter a witch in the woods who casts a spell over your best friend and leaves you with a baffling riddle to unravel... You have just begun the fantastic adventure of Jorge and Jorinda in WHEN I AM KING.
Can Jorge break the evil enchantment and free Jorinda's captured spirit? To do so, he must step away from his contented life as a blacksmith's apprentice and into the path of danger. He must discover courage that he has never known before, risking his own life and freedom. Yet, he takes the chance. And in the end, finds a magic within himself that is worthy of a King!
BLAKE DENNIS and LARK GEIB were first filmed at 10 and 12 years of age, and again when they were 19 and 21 years old for their 'double-roles' in this unique motion picture. As children in the movie, they pursue the eternal question, "Who am I? What is my destiny?" As young adults... they find the answer!
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