Play (2011)
Directed by Ruben Östlund
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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Far from the Haneke-esque Play (2011), which deployed a static, focused mise-en-scène in an attempt at an ambivalent, objective, and ethically-provocative viewpoint…
With his features Play (2011), Force Majeure (2014) and The Square (2017), Swedish writer/director Ruben Östlund established himself as a keen observer of human drama and comedy.
With his features Play, Force Majeure and The Square), Swedish writer/director Ruben Östlund established himself as a keen observer of human drama and comedy.
…aber doch weit entfernt von den scharfen Analysen gesellschaftlicher Zustände, die Ruben Östlund in seinen besten Filmen wie „Play“ oder „Höhere Gewalt“ noch abgeliefert hat.
Östlund’s smaller scale films, like Play (2011) or Force Majeure (2014) feel a bit more astute…
After an interesting short Händelse vid bank (2010), he released Play in 2011.