Swedish teenager Martin Bengtsson (Erik Enge) is recruited as a professional soccer player for the Italian club Inter Milan; itās a dream come true, but Martin finds it hard to adapt. Based on the true story of a pro who suffered from depression and turned his back on a lucrative career after trying to kill himself, the film shows how top clubs need to take better care of the talents they enlist ā especially those who are still technically children. Itās a tough, competitive milieu, constantly intimidating, and Engeās intense performance makes it easy to sympathize. Ronnie Sandahl makes it all ring true, even Martinās immature romance with a fellow Swede in Milan.
2021-Sweden-Denmark-Italy. 116 min. Color. Produced byĀ Piodor Gustafsson, Lucia Nicolai, Marcello Paolillo, Birgitte Skov. Written and directed byĀ Ronnie Sandahl. Book: Martin Bengtsson (āIn the Shadow of San Siroā). Music: Jonas Colstrup. Cast: Erik Enge (Martin Bengtsson), Liv Mjƶnes (Karin), Frida Gustavsson (Vibeke), Alfred Enoch, Johannes Kuhnke, Maurizio Lombardi.
Trivia: Original title: Tigrar.