Peter Stormare teaches a kid to snowboard. That's the movie. That's enough.
17 year old Mikkel lives a good life in Oslo where he has heaps of friends. When his mother gets a new job, Mikkel has to move to a small town and start all over. Here, snowboard is the big thing and to be accepted by the new kids, Mikkel has to go into training.
Practical Effects
Actual Norwegian snowboarding locations look gorgeous
Acting
Peter Stormare elevates every scene he's in
Director
Ole Martin Hafsmo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was essentially a glorified recruitment film for Norwegian snowboarding culture, funded partly by winter sports organizations.
The 'switch' title refers to riding opposite your natural stance—a subtle metaphor for Mikkel's entire identity crisis that most viewers definitely missed.
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