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  • 2015
  • Against Gravity
  • 1 h 58 m
  • 2015
  • Against Gravity
  • 1 h 58 m
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Summary 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 physic...

Directed By: Ruben Östlund

Written By: Erik Hemmendorff, Ruben Östlund

  • 2015
  • Against Gravity
  • 1 h 58 m
  • 2015
  • Against Gravity
  • 1 h 58 m

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Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 8 Critic Reviews
81
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 4 User Ratings
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Summary 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 physic...

Directed By: Ruben Östlund

Written By: Erik Hemmendorff, Ruben Östlund

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 8 Critic Reviews
81
75% Positive
6 Reviews
25% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 8 Critic Reviews
81
75% Positive
6 Reviews
25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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100
Jan 15, 2015
It's the rare contemporary film that's as majestically and gruelingly rigorous in its form as in its thematic interrogations.
By Michael Atkinson FULL REVIEW
100
Jan 15, 2015
It tests our presumptions, makes us squirm.
By Tim Robey FULL REVIEW
90
Jan 15, 2015
It is provocative simply in showing how trust is gained and kept, even after the swindled kids have understood their robbers’ motives.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 15, 2015
Little about [Östlund’s] work is simple-minded or cut-and-dried. His films marinate in viewer discomfort.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 15, 2015
Pic is a little too pleased with its own evenhanded presentation of liberal moral conundrums, but there’s no gainsaying Ostlund’s remarkable achievement in coaxing entirely naturalistic perfs from his young core cast
By Leslie Felperin FULL REVIEW
60
Jan 15, 2015
The ultimate effect of [Östlund's] studied techniques is more restricting than beneficial, which, combined with a protracted running time, faintly self-righteous air and a perplexing, misguided coda, produces a sense of letdown at the end despite the strength of much that has come before.
By Todd McCarthy FULL REVIEW
60
Jan 15, 2015
May be contrived and overlong, but it is also technically distinctive and utterly compelling in its analysis of Swedish attitudes towards race.
By Patrick Peters FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Coproduction Office, Film i Väst, Plattform Produktion, Sonet Film AB
Release Date Jan 14, 2015
Duration 1 h 58 m
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Awards

Guldbagge Awards
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations
Tokyo International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Gijón International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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