''Byttinger'' () is a 1991 Norwegian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Sigve Endresen Sigve Endresen (born November 12, 1953, in Stavanger) is a producer and director of documentary films. Career In 1998, Sigve Endresen received the Aamot statuette. In 2009, Sigve Endresen and Brede Hovland jointly received the Kanon Award i ...

, starring

Bjarte Hjelmeland Bjarte Hjelmeland (born 24 February 1970) is a Norwegian actor and theatre director. He was born in Bergen. He made his stage debut in 1991 at Oslo Nye Teater, and also had notable roles at the National Theatre, Rogaland Teater, Torshovteatret ...

and

Stig Henrik Hoff Stig Henrik Hoff (born 4 February 1965) is a Norwegian actor. He was born in Vadsø but grew up in Berlevåg and Darbu. He is the son of Norwegian singer and writer Trygve Henrik Hoff Trygve Henrik Hoff (7 July 1938 – 2 December 19 ...

. A group of seven inner-city youths are given the choice between prison and a rehabilitation camp in the countryside. The two

social work Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being. Social wo ...

ers who follow them there believe that the fresh air and beautiful scenery will have a positive influence on them. During an excursion to a

glacier A glacier (; or ) is a persistent body of dense ice, a form of rock, that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires ...

the group gets trapped, and the kids have to use all their street smarts to get out.

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''The Changelings (Byttinger)''
at the Norwegian Film Institute 1991 films 1991 drama films Norwegian drama films {{Norway-film-stub