Play

Play
Director
Ruben Ostlund
Country
Sweden, France, Denmark
Year
2011
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Ruben Ostlund / Erik Hemmendorff
Cast
Anas Abdirahman / Sebastian Blyckert / Yannick Diakité / Sebastian Hegmar / Abdiaziz Hilowle / Nana Manu / John Ortiz / Kevin Vaz
Production
Plattform Produktion / Sonet Film AB
http://www.plattformproduktion.se

Storyline

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.

 

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2011
Directors' Fortnight
Séance "Coup de coeur"

Releases

United kingdom (12 of July 2013)
Denmark (16 of August 2012)
Sweden (14 of October 2011)

Call for proposals Development
Year 2009
Call number 24/2008
Media support 50,000.00 €

Company who received the MEDIA support:
Plattform Produktion

Call for proposals Distribution Selective
Media support 35,000.00 €

Distribution Territories:
Spain
Company who recieved the MEDIA support:
Baditri

Call for proposals Distribution Selective
Year 2012
Call number 30/2011
Media support 24,800.00€ + 5,000.00€

Selective Scheme call 30/2011 - Deadline 29/06/2012
Territories: Germany, France, UK (5,000.00 Soda Pictures), Switzerland + Denmark

Call for proposals Distribution Automatic
Year 2010
Call number 03/2010
Media support 12,000.00€

Company: Baditri

Distribution:

Svensk Filmindustri (Sweden)
Coproduction Offic (France)
Baditri (Spain)
Soda Pictures limited (United kingdom)