Staffan Hildebrand

Hooked for Life

Staffan Hildebrand

Tony Alva, Allysha Bergado

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".

On the Loose

Staffan Hildebrand

Tomas Fryk, Carina Lindström

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Staffan Hildebrand

Joakim Schröder, Sebastian Håkansson

Three friends, Robban, Alexander and Kim has just left the compulsory school, and now they consider themselves grown-up and mature, being 16 years old. During the summer holiday they also get a bit of experience of the world: Robban becomes a full-time drug addict, Alexander plays in a rock band but leaves it and Kim is desperate to get the girl of his dreams.

Ingen kan älska som vi

Staffan Hildebrand

Izabella Scorupco, Håkan Lindberg

Anneli is soon to be 17 years old. She lives alone with her mother and can barely remember her father who left the family 10 years ago. One day she receive a letter from her father, who is a helicopter pilot up north. Anneli decides to visit him, but on her way up, she meets Johnny and falls in love.

Stockholmsnatt

Staffan Hildebrand

Paolo Roberto, Ian Roberto

The film is loosely based on a true story about Paolo Roberto, later a professional boxer and TV presenter. Because of his Italian roots, Paolo is dealing with an identity crisis. With an admiration of Kung Fu films and with his teenage aggressions, Paolo practices violence on innocent citizens in Stockholm.

Rosen

Staffan Hildebrand

Lars Amble, Ulf Brunnberg

The architect Alexander presents a project for the Social Democratic City Council Ove: a huge shopping center where the old People's House building is located. Ove is doubtful.

Fjortonårslandet

Staffan Hildebrand

Micke Åström, Tony "Apan" Magnusson

A documentary about Swedish teen culture in the 1970s, following Micke Åström, 14, and his friends.

Uppdrag skomakarligan

Staffan Hildebrand

Kivork Wartanian

In the late 70s/early 80s, the so called "skomakarligan" (shoemaker league) was a drug smuggling operation with a shoemaker business as a front. This documentary follows the group whose job it was to track down and arrest the people involved.