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Play

Just a game?

2011 · 1h 58m · N/A Crime, Drama
Directed by Ruben Östlund

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Overview

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.

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The ambient soundtrack enhances the sense of outsiders' indifference.

Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times
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Wouldn't it be more effective if there was some range to the way the characters behaved, beyond just conforming to the roles of antagonist and antagonized?

Noel Murray, AV Club

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