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Switch – Snowboarder

Original title: Switch – Snowboarder
German title: Switch
Norway, 2007

Director: Hafsmo, Ole Martin
Production company: Rubicon Film AS
Age recommendation: 13 years and up

Synopsis:
Mikkel (17) lives a good life with his mother in Oslo. Here he has heaps of friends and spends most of his day on a skateboard. When his mum gets a new job, Mikkel has to move to a small village and start all over. In his new home of Voss, a small place on the west coast, all that counts is snowboarding. To be accepted by the new kids, he has to climb the snowy mountains and practice. When he falls in love with the girlfriend of the local snowboard champion and school tyrant, a long and fearful journey towards the big tournament begins – the short version: Karate Kid Norwegian style.

Comments:
Strong movie with great stunts perfomed by some of the world's bets snowboarders.

Festivals:
Zlin 2008, Chemnitz 2008 (awarded), Luebeck 2008, Antwerp/Brugge 2010

Website: www.nonstopsales.com/switch

World sales address/es:
unknown

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