Amalie is the girl who has everything, good looks, money, a boyfriend and a big talent of dancing. One day, her world falls apart and she moves from everything she knows. Then enter Mikael. He is dancing in the streets and Amalie joins him in dancing on the streets, dancing Battles.
Acting
Lisa Teige sells every humbling moment.
Cinematography
Oslo at night never looked this electric.
Practical Effects
Actual dancers, actual battles, zero faking.
Director
Katarina Launing
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lisa Teige and Fabian Svegaard Tapia were both professional dancers before acting; their chemistry in battle scenes is entirely unchoreographed sparring.
This was Norway's attempt at a commercial dance franchise—director Katarina Launing specifically wanted working-class Oslo neighborhoods, not postcard fjords.
DK
NO
