Immediate Boarding (2003)
"Tur & retur" (original title)

Two 11-year olds, Julia and Martin, decide to swap lives with each other.

Director:

Ella Lemhagen

Writers:

Birgitte Bratseth (idea), Gry Bratseth Johansen (idea),

Stars:

Amanda Davin, Jørgen Langhelle, Helena af Sandeberg

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amanda Davin	...	Martin / Julia
Jørgen Langhelle	...	Torkel
Helena af Sandeberg	...	Kicki
Torkel Petersson	...	Peter
Julia Ragnarsson	...	My
Leonard Goldberg	...	Joakim
Henny Moan	...	Grandmother
Bjørn Floberg	...	Uncle Sverker, Torkel's brother
Sara Lindh	...	Sverker's wife
Ville Bergman	...	Jonatan
Mattias Silvell	...	Anders
Ia Langhammer	...	Marianne
Sanna Mari Patjas	...	Eva-Karin (as Sannamari Patjas)
Bengt Schött	...	Birger
Maud Hyttenberg	...	Åshild (as Maud Hyttenberg-Bartoletti)

Storyline

Two 11-year olds, Julia and Martin, decide to swap lives with each other.

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Plot Keywords:

gender bender | gay interest | gender roles | identity swap

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Genres:

Family

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

25 December 2003 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Immediate Boarding

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eurimages Council of Europe, Filmlance International AB, Nordisk Film- & TV-Fond

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was first released in Finland on 6 April 2005 on rental DVD by Nordiskfilm (under the title "Meno & paluu") and 22 April 2005 KinoScreen released it in theaters (under the title Vaihtolippu).

User Reviews

Very funny movie, for both kids and parents.

This one brings back memories of classics like The Parent Trap, with a gender twist. Amanda Davin plays Martin and Julia, both from broken families and decide to swap lives. It's a funny, entertaining movie with some really funny moments. Especially the wedding scenes are particularly funny. Martin's huge grandmother is hilarious.

Amanda does a very good acting job playing a girl and a boy, very distinctively. I also liked the refreshing music, and production design is great.

This has lots of international potential, for a Scandinavian movie. It tells a universal story - if you get the chance, possibly with your kids - go see it.