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Submissions for Best International Feature (Academy Awards 2022)

Tigrar

2020

Ronnie Sandahl

Erik Enge, Alfred Enoch, Liv Mjönes, Frida Gustavsson ...

6.4

29

Drama It is based on former Inter Milan soccer wonder kid Martin Bengtsson's own experience of dealing with mental illness, told in his autobiography. Martin is one of the most promising football talent Sweden has ever seen. At sixteen, his lifelong dream comes true when he is bought by top Italian club Inter Milan. It’s the chance of a lifetime – but at what price? As he adjusts to a reality where everything and everyone can be bought and ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter	"What makes [Bengtsson's] story particularly compelling is that most of it is true. The film is based on Bengtsson’s autobiography"	POS
United States	Dennis Harvey Variety	"It’s a compelling tale, well cast and directed with vivid intensity by Ronnie Sandahl. Still, the somewhat frustratingly limited insight we get into our hero’s addled head may affect export prospects"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Oddly unsatisfying and misfiring sports drama (...) Writer-director Ronnie Sandahl can't quite decide if the problem is with the footballing system generally or with Bengtsson himself (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide Screendaily	"A rare and refreshing entry into the sports movie genre (...) A propulsive account of vulnerable young men flung into a world in which failure is a fate worse than death."	POS
United Kingdom	Trevor Johnston Time Out	"'Tigrar' is a vivid, chastening look inside the ruthless promised land that is top-level sport (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
	Vittoria Scarpa Cineuropa	"An enthralling exploration of the darker side of professional football"	POS

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