Beyond the Rye

Overview

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

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 5, 2018

Original language

Norwegian

Spoken languages

English, Norwegian, Swedish

Countries

Norway, United States of America

Production

European Studios

Cast

Emma Busk,Emily Wilson,Bjørn Alexander,Kimberly Spak,Marah Fairclough,George Stumpf,Taylor Napier,Peter Braathen,Ben Schreen

Director

Nathan Devlin

Writer

Cort Brinkerhoff

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt3889626