Battle (2018 film)

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Battle
Directed byKatarina Launing
Written byKarsten Fullu
Maja Lunde
Starring Lisa Teige
Fabian Svegaard Tapia
Vebjørn Enger
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • Norway
  • Denmark
  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
Languages
  • Norwegian
  • English

Battle is a 2018 drama film directed by Katarina Launing and written by Karsten Fullu and Maja Lunde.

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Plot

Dancer Amalie (Lisa Teige) is preparing for an upcoming dance competition, and all seems to be going well. Soon Amalie’s life takes a turn for the worse, though, putting her entire dance career at risk. [1] [2]

Cast

Sequel

A sequel titled Battle: Freestyle was released on April 1, 2022.

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References

  1. "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Battle' On Netflix, Where A Dancer Loses Everything, But Finds Herself Through Hip Hop". Decider. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  2. "Battle – Netflix Film Review". The Review Geek. Retrieved July 10, 2019.