Hooked for Life
Hooked for Life
| 23 May 2011 (USA)
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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".

Reviews
Taraparain

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

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Teddie Blake

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

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Marva-nova

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

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Billy Ollie

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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t-coorleder

Sure I am a part of this culture, so the story presented in this film has a special place in my heart.Never the less, I believe it will be just as rewarding to any viewer as it was for me. I share my passion of skateboarding with everyone in this movie.If you have another passion, or struggling with your mind to find one, this intimate, open minded presentation of Skateboard history in Sweden will motivate en enlighten you of what your life can become. What ever your passion is about.The documentary shows unique footage and the interviews are well made and introduced. You will get to know some of the most important people in Skateboard history.Downsides are not many, maybe one is that you want to no more than what fits in these 2 hours..

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