Martin is one of the most promising football talents Sweden has ever seen. At sixteen, his lifelong dream comes true when he is bought by the top Italian club Inter Milan. Yet that dream comes at a very high price in terms of sacrifice, dedication, pressure and - most of all - loneliness. Martin begins to question whether this is actually the life he yearned for. As he adjusts to a reality where everything and everyone can be bought and sold, Martin finds it increasingly difficult to tell sacrifice from submission, pleasure from pain, friend from foe.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 52 min.
- Country, year
- Sweden, Italy, Denmark, 2020
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- English, Swedish, Italian
- Subtitles
- English, Lithuanian
- Age rating
- N-16
Credits
- Director
- Ronnie Sandahl
- Screenplay
- Ronnie Sandahl
- Producers
- Piodor Gustafsson
- Cinematography
- Marek Wieser
- Music
- Jonas Colstrup
- Cast
- Erik Engelen, Frida Gustavsson, Johannes Kuhnke, Maurizio Lombardi
Festivals and awards
- Best Film, Best Actor
- Best Actor
Director
Ronnie Sandahl
Ronnie Sandahl is a Swedish screenwriter, director, and novelist with a background in journalism. After two acclaimed short films as a writer-director, Sandahl debuted with his first feature, Underdog, in 2014. The film was honoured with a dozen prestigious awards on the festival circuit before winning the Swedish Oscar for Best Newcomer.
