Play Page #5

Synopsis: An astute observation based on real cases of bullying. 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.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Ruben Östlund
Production: AB Svensk Filmindustri
  9 wins & 12 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
81
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%
Year:
2011
118 min
59 Views


Bye!

Who ordered the ham pizza?

That's mine.

A kebab pizza?

Thank you very much.

Kebab pizza?

Here.

Another kebab pizza...

No, it's not your balloon!

No, it's not yours!

It's mine!

Hello...

Thank you very much!

Good, put that on...

Got your stuff'?

Yeah.

Are you getting ready?

Are you OK, little man?

Here's the stuff I borrowed,

and there's one more thing...

There's some dirt here...

Why is everything in this house dirty?

Give me that...

Leave it to me. You talk too much!

How come everything

in this house always gets dirty?

Your children are living here.

Well, don't let it happen again.

I'll just get one more thing.

Even more?

It's not much, just one thing.

OK...

OK? Thank you.

It's not too heavy,

we're just gonna put this here...

Tell your father we're sorry

for keeping it here so long.

Was that all, Samira?

Yes, that's all.

OK, I'll get the door for you.

Now hold your brother's hand,

especially on the tram.

Hey, kid...

I want to have a word with you.

Why are you running away?

I want to talk to you.

What's going on?

You run off when I say

I want to talk, why is that?

Stop yanking my arm like that!

Why did you run away from me?

Sit down.

You know, don't you?

You know what this is about.

You steal phones from other kids,

and that's just not right.

That's made lots of kids

feel bloody awful, you know!

Look at me!

I Hm!

Skip the innocent act,

you know what I mean.

That's a crime.

You don't want to be a criminal.

Why do You do it?

Me and my seven brothers

and sisters live with my mum.

And we barely have enough to eat.

We're starving.

Then what's with the ice cream?

Get rid of that ice cream.

I want to see if you

have my son's phone.

This one?

It's not yours, hand it over.

No!

Don't f***ing touch me!

There's no need to shout.

No, let go of me!

What are you doing?

What's going on?!

Don't get involved...

Please.

We're only talking to him.

Stop, do you hear me?

Help me.

Cool it and sit down.

This is none of your business.

I'm talking to this boy,

so could you please leave?

I'm going to watch you,

I don't like this!

Give me that, it's not yours.

NO! Let go!

Stop that screaming!

No, you stop it!

You're screaming like a...

Let me go, mister.

It's for your own good...

Why should I hand over my phone?

Because it's not yours.

It's not your phone.

It's in your best interest,

can't you see that?

Let me go.

So, you want to take it? Huh?

Answer me!

Answer me!

No!

MY phone!

Don't get involved in this.

The boy is a thief.

You understand? A thief!

Get out of here!

Change your life.

Listen to me:
Change your life!

Stop hurting people.

You need to change your life!

Stop it! Stop it!

Get out of here!

Go on!

It's in your best interest,

you need to change your life.

Now beat it.

Take your brother and go.

You're making a fool of yourself.

No, you are!

Poor little bastard.

Let's just move on.

We went too far.

Drop it, just let it go.

Come on.

Come here, guys...

layout want to go swimming.

What else could I do?

He was punching me.

Let's go.

And all you did was hide.

He reacted in a strange way.

Screaming and yelling,

and then they left.

Let's just drop it.

You don't need to be scared.

Let's just drop it.

Everything's all right.

Let's just move on...

Hello?

Wait a minute!

Now what do you want?

I can't just dismiss this.

What do you mean?

Give me your phone number,

I'm reporting this to the police.

You attacked two little boys.

Christ! Know what that was?

That boy robs other boys,

steals their phones.

I asked for his attention.

Told him he'd better stop.

Then he starts his act...

Yes, but you're bigger than him!

Whose phone is that?

You took it away from him.

It doesn't belong to him.

How do you know that?

Listen to me,

he steals other kids' phones.

Are you a police officer?

Then how do you know?

He robbed my son.

We saw him here.

I told him to stop robbing other kids.

And he went nuts.

What are you, vigilantes?

You're harassing us.

You harassed

two young immigrants.

What does being an immigrant

have to do with anything?

It matters!

I didn't choose who robbed my son!

A kid and an immigrant?

He's twice

as vulnerable.

If you say no one's allowed

to criticize what immigrants do,

that's just twisted reverse racism.

It's all in your little mind!

No, it is relevant here.

They don't have the same

opportunities as your kids.

We've lived in hell

for the past six months.

Sol don't care what you think!

You can't go shoving

a child like that.

I didn't. I tried to explain...

He might have gotten hurt!

I was actually doing him a favor.

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