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We kept skating like goodbye wasn’t coming.
We kept skating like goodbye wasn’t coming.
Drama, Romance
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2013
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It is the last day before Victor has to move to another city with his parents. So he and his best friend Robert do all the things they liked to do together so much: skateboarding, spraying, hanging out. But something is different this time.
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Runtime:
13 min
Release date:
18 Aug 2013
Country:
SE
Languages:
Swedish
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
This is top-notch filmmaking in terms of its technique and its humane spirit.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
9 Jan 2014
fresh:
Few documentaries manage to show character arcs as full as the one Walker captures here.
– Ian Buckwalter,
NPR,
22 Dec 2013
fresh:
The hook of The Crash Reel is that it's about the rivalry between two famous American snowboarders, but in reality, Lucy Walker's slickly produced documentary is about one man's ongoing battle with himself -- on and off the slopes.
– Adam Nayman,
Globe and Mail,
22 Dec 2013
fresh:
Ms. Walker doesn't go too deeply into the questions all this raises, but at least she broaches them. Are the sponsors of these athletes promoting recklessness by encouraging stars to push the limits?
– Neil Genzlinger,
New York Times,
22 Dec 2013
fresh:
The tale of a modern-day Icarus. His wings didn't melt, but his brain cracked. He lived, but he learned to question the trip.
– Marsha McCreadie,
RogerEbert.com,
13 Dec 2013