Hooked for Life
Hooked for Life

Hooked for Life

5.3(3 votes)
2011
2h 5m
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".

Cast

Tony Alva

Tony Alva

Self

Allysha Le

Allysha Le

Self

Steve Berra

Steve Berra

Self

Ali Boulala

Ali Boulala

Self

Mika Edin

Mika Edin

Self

Andreas Engelkes

Andreas Engelkes

Self

Henrik Grassman

Henrik Grassman

Self

Lasse Gringo

Lasse Gringo

Self

David Hackett

David Hackett

Self

Greger Hagelin

Greger Hagelin

Self

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