Skateland (Movie)

Skateland is an American drama film directed and written by Anthony Burns. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010. The movie is set for a U.S. release on May 13, 2011, with distribution by Freestyle Releasing.

The story takes place in a small town in Texas in 1983. The film follows a 19-year-old boy named Ritchie Wheeler (Shiloh Fernandez) who spends most of his time at the local roller rink where he works and hangs out with his friends, Brent Burkham (Heath Freeman), Brent's sister Michelle Burkham (Ashley Greene) and Kenny Crawford (Taylor Handley). Ritchie is struggling trying to figure out his future, what he wants to do with his life and if he wants to go to college. When a tragedy occurs in Ritchie's life he is forced to make these decisions earlier than he expected.

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