Documentary · Sweden · 2011 · 2h 5m

Hooked for Life

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Director
Staffan Hildebrand
Cast
Tony Alva as Self Allysha Le as Self Steve Berra as Self Ali Boulala as Self Mika Edin as Self Andreas Engelkes as Self
Crew
Andreas Alfredsson — Writer Staffan Hildebrand — Writer Peter Klang — Writer
Synopsis

In the summer of 1978 the Swedish film director Staffan Hildebrand encountered a group of young people with skateboards in Stockholm city, it resulted in a documentary about this new subculture "skateboard". The documentary, "14 års landet" (The land of 14) was presented in Swedish national TV (SVT) in the christmas of 1978. Now 30 years later Staffan and his crew have followed up the skateboarders from "14 års landet" what happened to them, what has happened with the skateboard industry in Sweden since then and why these people are "hooked for life".

Mood & Themes
skateboarderskateboard video
Key Collaborators
Staffan Hildebrand Director Andreas Alfredsson Writer Staffan Hildebrand Writer Peter Klang Writer
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