Play Off

March. 20,1997      
Rating:
4.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Johan is a 35 year old soccer fan, unemployed but living by his wits and charm. During the Soccer World Championships in 1990 all Swedes want to follow the games, including Johan who doesn't own a TV set. He gets himself invited to friends or goes to bars to see matches. He is pursued by two hit men, as he owes money for a grand piano he was supposed to sell. Johan seeks the help of down-and-out Kenneth to avoid bodily harm. Kenneth arranges for Johan to smuggle 15 Iraqi from Frankfurt to Sweden. On the same night Sweden plays the fateful game against Costa Rica...

Anders Lundin as  Johan
Lennart Jähkel as  Kenneth
Krister Henriksson as  Jonny
Peter Haber as  Nalle
Sven-Bertil Taube as  Georg
Melinda Kinnaman as  Johanna
Ulf Friberg as  Janne
Tintin Anderzon as  Annika
Loa Falkman as  Von Fluck
Eddie Axberg as  Bailiff

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Reviews

GamerTab
1997/03/20

That was an excellent one.

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Konterr
1997/03/21

Brilliant and touching

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Cleveronix
1997/03/22

A different way of telling a story

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FuzzyTagz
1997/03/23

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

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orson
1997/03/24

This film must be the worst Swedish film I have ever seen! The plot is terrible, the dialog is terrible, the actors are terrible - even the ones that are supposed to be good actors. Also the film is very dull and boring, considering the fact that the topic is World Cup in football (soccer) and the tournament is very well known by Swedes as Sweden's worst ever with the results 1-2, 1-2, 1-2 still ringing in our ears as marching orders out of the tournament. If this is supposed to be a funny film the producer and the director have missed a crucial detail ... the humor! Anders Lundin might be a nice guy in private and can be funny on stage and in TV's children programs but he is not a film actor and he is definitely not funny in this one. The fact that Sweden were playing so very bad in this World Cup could have resulted in so many good jokes but the film makers have missed this totally. The only ones who can describe this as a great or a funny film must themselves be involved in this lousy production. Shame on you!

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Jonathan_Lehtonen
1997/03/25

There isn't words for how lousy this film is. I love black humor, but I didn't see anything of it in this film, though I know there is - but it didn't make me laugh. Anders Lundin is pretty funny when he tries to be dramatic in the show Expedition:Robinson but when he tries to be funny, the result is sad.

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NBK-2
1997/03/26

This is a really funny film if you like dark humour. It is pretty violent, but if you don't think about that you will love it! The frustration that Nalle (Peter Habers character) displays is outrageously funny. I really just have one word for thisfilm: GREAT!

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