Beyond the Rye 2018
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Beyond the Rye
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
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
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Full Cast & Crew... Espen Knutsen
BS
Ben Schreen... Jeff Merrick
... Dylan
... Finn
... Kara Nichols
... India Rogers
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Release Date:
Sep 05, 2018 (Norway,United States)
Run Time:
1hr 42`
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Original Language:
Norwegian
Production Countries:
Norway,United States
Status:
Released
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Beyond the Rye
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Espen Knutsen
BS
Ben Schreen... Jeff Merrick
... Dylan
... Finn
... Kara Nichols
... India Rogers
... Ken Rogers
EW
Emily Wilson... Emma
EB
Emma Busk... Alex
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