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Play

Just a game?

6.8 / 10 2011 1h 58mNR Swedish
DramaCrime

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

AA

Anas Abdirahman

Anas

Lead
SB

Sebastian Blyckert

Sebastian

YD

Yannick Diakité

Yannick

Kevin Vaz

Kevin Vaz

Kevin

JO

John Ortiz

John

AH

Abdiaziz Hilowle

Abdi

SH

Sebastian Hegmar

Alex

NM

Nana Manu

Nana

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ruben Östlund's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Play is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker