PLAY
synopsis
In central Gothenburg, Sweden, a group of black boys, aged 12-14, robbed other children on about 70 occasions between 2006 - 2008. The thieves used an elaborate scheme called the 'brother trick', involving advanced role-play and gang rhetoric. They did not have to resort to physical violence or threats. Play is an astute and humorous observation, based on real cases of bullying, that deliberately plays with preconceptions, and our expectations that it's all going to end badly.
| international title: | Play |
| original title: | Play |
| country: | Sweden, France, Denmark |
| sales agent: | Coproduction Office |
| year: | 2011 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Ruben Ostlund |
| film run: | 118' |
| release date: | SE 14/10/2011, NO 27/01/2012, BE 18/04/2012, NL 03/05/2012, PL 05/10/2012, DE 24/01/2013 |
| screenplay: | Ruben Ostlund, Erik Hemmendorff |
| cast: | Anas Abdirahman, Sebastian Blyckert, Yannick Diakité, Sebastian Hegmar, Abdiaziz Hilowle, Nana Manu, John Ortiz, Kevin Vaz |
| cinematography by: | Marius Dybwad Brandrud |
| film editing: | Ruben Östlund, Jacob Schulsinger |
| music: | Saunder Juurians, Danny Bensi |
| producer: | Erik Hemmendorff |
| production: | Plattform Produktion, Sonet Film AB, Coproduction Office ApS |
| backing: | MEDIA Programme, Swedish Film Institute |
| distributor: | Against Gravity, Eye Film Institute Netherlands Distribution, Fugu |
