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Bored with his simple life in Norway, Espen comes to California as a foreign exchange student seeking a deeper purpose in life. At his new high school, he joins the tennis team and quickly wins new friends, but finds himself making... See more »

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Peter Braathen ...
Espen Knutsen
Ben Schreen ...
Jeff Merrick
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Dylan
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Finn
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Kara Nichols
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India Rogers
George Stumpf ...
Ken Rogers
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Emma
Emma Busk ...
Alex
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Melissa (as Karen Schuback)
Kerstin Alm ...
Gunnhild
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Mrs. Thomson
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Vidar
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Hannah
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Silje
Carlos Fierro ...
Coach Ramirez
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Coach Johnson
Ashton Roark ...
Sunny
Gordon Johnston ...
Dave
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Brian
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Felicity Baker
Matt Walker ...
Pency
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Liselotte Alfons ...
Sarah
Cheryl Anderson ...
Family friend
Blendi Biduli ...
Kevin
Emma Farabee ...
High School Student
Alexandra Fritz ...
High School Student
Delia Gomez ...
Student
Alex Guillory ...
Carolline
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High School Student
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Doctor Selig (as Valerie Palincar)
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High School Student
Amelia Pinto ...
High School Student
Sofía Squittieri ...
Student
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High School Student

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Nathan Devlin

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Cort Brinkerhoff ... ()

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Peter Braathen ... producer
Francisco Espinoza Torres Jr. ... line producer
Sean Huntley ... co-producer
Sprott Woods ... associate producer

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Andreas Harasson Kefalas

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Manuel Crosby

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Tyler Wright

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Daniel Trujillo ... assistant editor

Costume Design by

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Caroline Dingwall

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Erica Akin ... assistant makeup artist
Armee Jacob ... assistant makeup artist
Akihiro Sawada ... key makeup artist

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De'Andre Cleaver ... second assistant director
Will Ilgen ... second unit director

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Deanna Devlin ... graphic art designer
Mackenzie Slattery ... set designer

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Kevin Le ... production sound mixer

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Dennis Noack ... second assistant camera
Matt Nussbaum ... gaffer
Øivind Næss ... second unit director of photography (as Oivind Naess)
Jon Pham ... first assistant camera (as Jonathan Pham)
Cary Weiland ... grip
William Wu ... second unit camera operator

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Christian Falstrup ... location manager

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Christina Hart ... script supervisor

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Ivy Chu ... assistant to producer
Chris Hahn ... unit publicist
Teremy Jackson ... production assistant

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Plot Summary

Bored with his simple life in Norway, Espen comes to California as a foreign exchange student seeking a deeper purpose in life. At his new high school, he joins the tennis team and quickly wins new friends, but finds himself making compromising choices in order to fit in. After his girlfriend cheats on him at a New Year's party, Espen considers an early return to Norway. He seeks guidance from his host parents and his English teacher, who convince him to stay and finish the school year. When his girlfriend apologizes and wants him back, he finds the strength to forgive her and rebuild his friendships in the remaining weeks of the exchange program. When he gets humiliated in front of his classmates at prom, Espen must dig deeper than ever before to find the truth of who he is, before his sense of humanity is shattered. Written by European Studios

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  • 102 min
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