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Release Date

11/11/2011

Runtime

118 mins

Overview

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 physical violence.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A disturbing chronicle of childhood predation that treats psychological manipulation and moral corruption as the real violence. The film examines how young minds weaponize performance and belonging, turning the supposed innocence of roleplay into systematic exploitation.

Mood

TenseUnsettlingBleak

Themes

CrimeComing of ageIdentityClass

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

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