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Just a game? - Play
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Title: Play

Release Date: 26 Jun 2011

Runtime: 1h 58m

Genre: Drama, Crime

Director: Coproduction Office, Plattform Produktion, Film i Väst, SVT, Sonet Film, Société Parisienne de Production, ZDF

Production Companies: Coproduction Office, Plattform Produktion, Film i Väst, SVT, Sonet Film, Société Parisienne de Production, ZDF

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.82 (122 votes)

Cast

  • Anas: Anas Abdirahman
  • Sebastian: Sebastian Blyckert
  • Yannick: Yannick Diakité
  • Kevin: Kevin Vaz
  • John: John Ortiz
  • Abdi: Abdiaziz Hilowle
  • Alex: Sebastian Hegmar
  • Nana: Nana Manu
  • Boy in Mall: Jacob Ottander
  • Boy in Mall: Herman Troeng
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