Hooked for Life
2011•2h 5m•5.3•Released
Documentary
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".
Director
Staffan Hildebrand
Writer
Andreas Alfredsson, Staffan Hildebrand, Peter Klang
Languages
English, Swedish
Cast
Tony Alva
Self
Allysha Le
Self
Steve Berra
Self
Ali Boulala
Self
Mika Edin
Self
Andreas Engelkes
Self
Henrik Grassman
Self
Lasse Gringo
Self
David Hackett
Self
Greger Hagelin
Self
Tony Hawk
Self
Per Holknekt
Self
Nisse Ingemarsson
Self
Jobby Kamlid
Self
Martin Karlsson
Self
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