Amors Baller
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Amors Baller is a Norwegian teenage comedy
film directed by Kristoffer Metcalfe, starring Kåre Hedebrant
and Eira K. Stuedahl. The film was co-written by Metcalfe and producer Frederick Howard. The film premiered in Norway on 25 March 2011.
, Sweden, to a small town in Norway. He falls in love with Susanne, the goalkeeper of the local girl's football team. To win her love, he joins the boy's football team to participate in the Norway Cup
, a large tournament held in Oslo
. However, Lucas realizes things will be more difficult than he initially thought, because Susanne already has a boyfriend. At the same time, he has to fight for a position on the first team.
r. It was financed without funding from the Norwegian Film Institute.
The screenplay was developed by Kristoffer Metcalfe and Frederick Howard, alongside Peder Fuglerud and Stian A. Eriksen. According to Howard, they wanted to make a "classic coming-of-age
story in colorful packaging, where friendship, love and athletic ambition collide in a fireworks display of a movie with and for youth." Director Kristoffer Metcalfe described it as a "youth film, "boy meets girl" set in a football environment."
Metcalfe expressed his satisfaction with securing "such an experienced and skilled young actor" as Kåre Hedebrant
, known for his performance in Let the Right One In, in the leading role. "This feels much easier [than Let the Right One In]. The atmosphere is lighter, also away from the camera," Hedebrant told Aftenposten
. Many other roles were filled by actors without prior experience. Eira K. Stuedahl, who plays the "dream girl" Susanna, was stopped in the street and invited to audition. Howard emphasized that he wanted to give the actors a lot of leeway, and freedom to improvise. Harald Weedon, who plays Lucas' sex-obsessed friend, came up with the title of the film, "Amors Baller" (literally: "Cupid
's Balls").
Filming started on 12 July 2010 in Oslo
, and is planned to conclude on 20 August. The entire film will be shot in and around Oslo, mainly in Ekeberg
, Bekkelaget
and Ljan, and will include scenes shot at the 2010 Norway Cup
, one of the world's largest football tournaments. It premiered on 25 March 2011.
Teen film
Teen films is a film genre targeted at teenagers and young adults in which the plot is based upon the special interests of teenagers, such as coming of age, first love, rebellion, conflict with parents, teen angst, and alienation...
film directed by Kristoffer Metcalfe, starring Kåre Hedebrant
Kåre Hedebrant
Kåre Hedebrant is a Swedish actor. He played the main character in the 2008 Swedish romantic horror film Let the Right One In. He lives in Hässelby, near Stockholm...
and Eira K. Stuedahl. The film was co-written by Metcalfe and producer Frederick Howard. The film premiered in Norway on 25 March 2011.
Plot
15 year old Lucas moves from StockholmStockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden, to a small town in Norway. He falls in love with Susanne, the goalkeeper of the local girl's football team. To win her love, he joins the boy's football team to participate in the Norway Cup
Norway Cup
Norway Cup is an international youth football tournament held annually in Oslo, Norway since 1972.The world's largest arenaNorway Cup has in modern times developed into the world's biggest football tournament with 1400 - 1600 participating teams every year...
, a large tournament held in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
. However, Lucas realizes things will be more difficult than he initially thought, because Susanne already has a boyfriend. At the same time, he has to fight for a position on the first team.
Cast
- Kåre HedebrantKåre HedebrantKåre Hedebrant is a Swedish actor. He played the main character in the 2008 Swedish romantic horror film Let the Right One In. He lives in Hässelby, near Stockholm...
as Lucas - Eira K. Stuedahl as Susanne
- Isak Nikolai Iveland Solli
- Jana Opsahl
- Fridtjov Såheim
- Harald Weedon
Production
Amors Baller has a budget of around 13.5 million Norwegian kroneNorwegian krone
The krone is the currency of Norway and its dependent territories. The plural form is kroner . It is subdivided into 100 øre. The ISO 4217 code is NOK, although the common local abbreviation is kr. The name translates into English as "crown"...
r. It was financed without funding from the Norwegian Film Institute.
The screenplay was developed by Kristoffer Metcalfe and Frederick Howard, alongside Peder Fuglerud and Stian A. Eriksen. According to Howard, they wanted to make a "classic coming-of-age
Coming of age
Coming of age is a young person's transition from childhood to adulthood. The age at which this transition takes place varies in society, as does the nature of the transition. It can be a simple legal convention or can be part of a ritual, as practiced by many societies...
story in colorful packaging, where friendship, love and athletic ambition collide in a fireworks display of a movie with and for youth." Director Kristoffer Metcalfe described it as a "youth film, "boy meets girl" set in a football environment."
Metcalfe expressed his satisfaction with securing "such an experienced and skilled young actor" as Kåre Hedebrant
Kåre Hedebrant
Kåre Hedebrant is a Swedish actor. He played the main character in the 2008 Swedish romantic horror film Let the Right One In. He lives in Hässelby, near Stockholm...
, known for his performance in Let the Right One In, in the leading role. "This feels much easier [than Let the Right One In]. The atmosphere is lighter, also away from the camera," Hedebrant told Aftenposten
Aftenposten
Aftenposten is Norway's largest newspaper. It retook this position in 2010, taking it from the tabloid Verdens Gang which had been the largest newspaper for several decades. It is based in Oslo. The morning edition, which is distributed across all of Norway, had a circulation of 250,179 in 2007...
. Many other roles were filled by actors without prior experience. Eira K. Stuedahl, who plays the "dream girl" Susanna, was stopped in the street and invited to audition. Howard emphasized that he wanted to give the actors a lot of leeway, and freedom to improvise. Harald Weedon, who plays Lucas' sex-obsessed friend, came up with the title of the film, "Amors Baller" (literally: "Cupid
Cupid
In Roman mythology, Cupid is the god of desire, affection and erotic love. He is the son of the goddess Venus and the god Mars. His Greek counterpart is Eros...
's Balls").
Filming started on 12 July 2010 in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, and is planned to conclude on 20 August. The entire film will be shot in and around Oslo, mainly in Ekeberg
Ekeberg
Ekeberg is a neighborhood in the city of Oslo, Norway. The Norway Cup soccer tournament takes place at Ekebergsletta every summer. "Sletta" means plateau. The painting "the Scream" by Edvard Munch is painted from Utsikten a part of Ekeberg.In the area are a number of old Iron Age grave mounds and...
, Bekkelaget
Bekkelaget
Bekkelaget is an area in the borough Nordstrand in Oslo, Norway.Until 2004 it was, together with adjacent Ekeberg, a part of the borough Ekeberg-Bekkelaget.Bekkelaget is known nationwide for the sports club Bækkelagets SK....
and Ljan, and will include scenes shot at the 2010 Norway Cup
Norway Cup
Norway Cup is an international youth football tournament held annually in Oslo, Norway since 1972.The world's largest arenaNorway Cup has in modern times developed into the world's biggest football tournament with 1400 - 1600 participating teams every year...
, one of the world's largest football tournaments. It premiered on 25 March 2011.
External links
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