39th edition
23-31 january 2027
Image Play
SwedenDenmarkFrance
2011 Fiction 1h58
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 ‘little brother number' or ‘brother trick', involving advanced role-play and gang rhetoric rather than physical violence.
With : Anas Abdirahman, Sebastian Blyckert, Yannick Diakité, Sebastian Hegmar, Abdiaziz Hilowle
Screenplay : Ruben Östlund
Image : Marius Dybward Brandrud
Sound : Jan Alvermark
Editing : Ruben Östlund, Jacob Schulsinger
Music : Saunder Juurians, Danny Bensi
Production : Erik Hemmendorf, Plattform Produktion – Philippe Bober, Coproduction Office