The film Tigers explores the dreams and nightmares of the soccer industry and of top-level sport in general. In his second feature-length film as director, Ronnie Sandahl looks at the true story of the transfer of 16-year-old footballer Martin Bengtsson to a major Italian club. Martin’s childhood dream soon turns into a chilling nightmare, forcing the naive, enthusiastic youngster to come to terms with a world where everything has its price.
Original title: Tigrar
1hr 56m, Sweden, 2021, in Swedish with French subtitles
Directed and scripted by Ronnie Sandahl
With Erik Enge, Alfred Enoch, Frida Gustavsson, Johannes Kuhnke, Liv Mjönes
Production: Black Spark Film AB 2021
Useful information
- Admission free while space lasts.
- Enter through the garden gate at 10 rue Elzévir. Gate opens at 8.30 pm.
- Subject to cancellation if it rains.