Byttinger
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Byttinger is a 1991 Norwegian
drama film
directed by Sigve Endresen, starring Bjarte Hjelmeland
and Stig Henrik Hoff
. A group of seven inner-city youths are given the choice between prison and a rehabilitation camp in the countryside. The two social work
ers who follow them there believe that the fresh air and beautiful scenery will have a positive influence on the kids. During an excursion to a glacier
the group gets trapped, and the kids have to use all their street smarts to get out.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Sigve Endresen, starring Bjarte Hjelmeland
Bjarte Hjelmeland
Bjarte Hjelmeland is a Norwegian actor and theatre director.He was born in Bergen. He made his stage debut in 1991 at Oslo Nye Teater, and also had notable roles at the National Theatre, Rogaland Teater, Torshovteatret, Den Nationale Scene and Chateau Neuf...
and Stig Henrik Hoff
Stig Henrik Hoff
Stig Henrik Hoff is a Norwegian actor.He was born in Vadsø, but grew up in Berlevåg. His father is singer Trygve Hoff.-Filmography:*The Thing *Ulvenatten *Kautokeino-opprøret *Mirakel...
. A group of seven inner-city youths are given the choice between prison and a rehabilitation camp in the countryside. The two social work
Social work
Social Work is a professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of an individual, group, or community by intervening through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice, and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real or...
ers who follow them there believe that the fresh air and beautiful scenery will have a positive influence on the kids. During an excursion to a glacier
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
the group gets trapped, and the kids have to use all their street smarts to get out.
External links
- The Changelings (Byttinger) at the Norwegian Film Institute