Play

2011 · directed by Ruben Östlund

Rating
74/100
Hit
no

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.

Play (2011), directed by Ruben Östlund, rates 74/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Anas Abdirahman
  • Sebastian Blyckert
  • Yannick Diakité
  • Kevin Vaz
  • John Ortiz
  • Abdiaziz Hilowle
  • Sebastian Hegmar
  • Nana Manu
  • Jacob Ottander
  • Herman Troeng

Crew

  • Marius Dybwad Brandrud — Director of Photography
  • Jacob Secher Schulsinger — Editor
  • Ruben Östlund — Editor
  • Danny Bensi — Original Music Composer
  • Saunder Jurriaans — Original Music Composer
  • Erik Hemmendorff — Writer
  • Ruben Östlund — Writer

More from Ruben Östlund

  1. Force Majeure (2014) — 78/100
  2. The Square (2017) — 78/100
  3. Triangle of Sadness (2022) — 74/100
  4. Involuntary (2008) — 71/100
  5. Incident by a Bank (2010) — 68/100 · short, not counted

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