France / May 15, 2011 / Cannes Directors' Fortnight
Just a game?
1h 58min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nana Manu | Nana |
| Jacob Ottander | Boy in Mall |
| Herman Troeng | Boy in Mall |
| Tobias Åkesson | Train Attendant |
| Peggy Johansson | Train Attendant |
| Humberto Guandinango Espinosa | The Panflute Band |
| Luis Alonso Tuquerez | The Panflute Band |
| José Jaime | The Panflute Band |
| Patricio Cotacachi | The Panflute Band |
| Rodrigo Cotacachi | The Panflute Band |
| Alfredo Cahuasqui | The Panflute Band |
| Luis Espinosa | The Panflute Band |
| Lisbeth Caspersson | Cafe Owner |
| Caroline Kruse | Cafe Assistant |
| Tabita Fellert | Cafe Assistant |
| Adam Nygren | Reggae Guy on the Tram |
| Josefine Adolfsson | Screaming Girl |
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| Almir Karajkovic | Old Man |
| Kawa Mohammadi | Old Man |
| Roland Persson | Witness |
| Jörgen Larsson | Tram Inspector |
| Ulla-Britt Ekblad | Tram Inspector |
| Martin Bröns | The Clown |
| Hani Saad M. | Little Brother |
| Abdirahman A. Jame | Uncle |
| Samira Omar | Uncle's Wife |
| Anna Troeng | Mother on Tram |
| Johan Jonason | Angry Dad #1 |
| Martin McFaul | Angry Dad #2 |
| Johan Nordström | Son |
| William Berglind Mäkinen | Son |
| Lina Räftegård | Pregnant Woman |
| Kia Skog | Woman with Grocery Bags |
| Kornelia Wiklund | Dancing Girl |
| Nick Holmquist | Shop Assistant (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Play |
| Original language | svenska (SV) |
| Spoken languages | Français, svenska, English |
| Production countries | Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Coproduction Office, Plattform Produktion, Film i Väst, SVT, Sonet Film, Société Parisienne de Production, ZDF |
| Release date | 11 novembre 2011 |
| Executive producer | Jessica Ask, Alexander Bohr, Gunnar Carlsson, Peter Possne |
| Production | Philippe Bober, Marie Kjellson, Erik Hemmendorff, Sarah Nagel |
| Writer | Ruben Östlund, Erik Hemmendorff |
| Casting | Katja Wik |
| Editing | Ruben Östlund, Jacob Secher Schulsinger, Nikolai Waldman |
| Cinematography | Marius Dybwad Brandrud |
| Assistant directors | Katja Wik, Mattias Ek, Ruben Östlund |
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| Camera operators | Marius Dybwad Brandrud |
| Additional photography | Marius Dybwad Brandrud |
| Production design | Pia Aleborg |
| Art direction | Pia Aleborg |
| Set decoration | Pia Aleborg |
| Music | Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans, Claes Lundberg, Jan Alvermark, Robert Sörling, Jens de Place Bjørn, Owe Svensson |
| Sound | Claes Lundberg, Danny Bensi, Jan Alvermark, Robert Sörling, Jens de Place Bjørn, Saunder Jurriaans, Owe Svensson |
| Costume design | Pia Aleborg |
| Makeup | Pia Aleborg |
| Hairstyling | Pia Aleborg |
Release dates
Premiere
Germany / Jun 26, 2011 / Munich International Film Festival
Canada / Sep 08, 2011 / Toronto International Film Festival
United States / Oct 15, 2011 / New York Film Festival
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Greece / Nov 06, 2011 / K15 / Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Sweden / Nov 09, 2011 / Stockholm International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Sweden / Nov 11, 2011
Germany / Jan 24, 2013 / 12
Digital
United States / Nov 01, 2021 / The Criterion Channel
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