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PLAY (Past Film)
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Completed - SWEDISH - Drama - 110 minutes

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2011 (Premiere)
  • Toronto 2011 (Screening)
Full history

Year of production : 2011

Director(s) : Ruben ÖSTLUND
Producer(s) : Erik HEMMENDORFF (Plattform Produktion), Philippe BOBER (Parisienne de Production)

Synopsis

PLAY is an astute observation based on real cases of bullying. In central Gothenburg, Sweden, a group of boys, aged 12-14, robbed other children on about 40 occasions between 2006 and 2008. The thieves used an elaborate scheme called the ‘brother trick’, involving advanced role-play and gang rhetoric rather than physical violence.

Production

Country(ies) : SWEDEN, FRANCE, DENMARK

DENMARK Aug 16, 2012 OST FOR PARADIS
GERMANY Jan 24, 2013 FUGU FILMVERLEI
MEXICO CINETECA NACION
NORWAY ARTHAUS
SWEDEN GÖTEBORG FILM F
SWITZERLAN CINÉMATHÈQUE SU

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Festivals and Awards

Directors' Fortnight 2011 (Séance "Coup de coeur")
Toronto - TIFF 2011 Visions


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