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Director
  
Tomas Mattias Low

Duration
  

Language
  
Swedish

8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Documentary, Short, Drama

Country
  
Sweden

The Referee (film) movie poster

Release date
  
June 3, 2010 (2010-06-03) (Stockholm, Sweden)

Writer
  
Orvar Anklew (collaborating writer), Mattias Low, Valentina Santi Low (contributing writer)

Cast
  
Martin Hansson, Bo Karlsson, Stefan Wittberg, Birgit Hansson, Holmsjoborna, Erik Niva

Screenplay
  
Tomas Mattias Low, Valentina Santi Low, Orvar Anklew

Producers
  
Tomas Mattias Low, Valentina Santi Low

Similar movies
  
The Referees (2009), Trespassing Bergman (2013), Bloodbrothers (2005), The Ref (1994)

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The Referee (Swedish: Rättskiparen) is a 2010 Swedish critically acclaimed, award-winning documentary film produced by Freedom From Choice AB and Sveriges Television about Swedish top football referee Martin Hansson and his controversial journey to ref at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Contents

The filmmakers Mattias Löw, Valentina Santi Löw and Orvar Anklew decided to follow the former firefighter from the village of Holmsjö in Blekinge, southern Sweden for a year that turned out to be the most dramatic in Martin Hansson's life.

The film features French football player Thierry Henry, former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, Arsenal F.C. manager Arsène Wenger, former football star Pelé, Swedish Football Association, Swedish top coaches Janne Andersson and Mikael Stahre in addition to referee boss Bo Karlsson and acclaimed journalist and author Erik Niva.

Reception

  • The Guardian, UK - "This is a gem of a documentary."
  • Le Figaro, France - "A very engaging dark chapter."
  • Dagens Nyheter, Sweden - "An outstanding, entertaining and exciting movie."
  • The New York Times, USA - "A perceptive documentary on soccer refereeing (...) a masterful portrait."
  • Svenska Dagbladet, Sweden - "A nail-biter with a stylish dramaturgy."
  • USA Today, USA - "This documentary is spectacularly intricate."
  • Financial Times, UK - "Hansson’s story has meaning beyond football."
  • Empire, UK - "One for the football fans."
  • Howard Webb, 2010 FIFA World Cup Final Referee - "A very interesting documentary."

    • References

    The Referee (film) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    The Referee (film) IMDb The Referee (film) themoviedb.org