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Release Date: 2010   Duration: 30 min

Categories: Movies, Short Film, Drama, Documentary

The Referee is a 2010 Swedish documentary short film produced by Freedom From Choice AB and Druid Film about Swedish top football referee Martin Hansson and his dramatic road to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The filmmakers Mattias Löw, Valentina Santi Löw and Orvar Anklew followed the former firefighter from the village of Holmsjö in Blekinge, southern Sweden for a year. The film...  MORE

The Referee is a 2010 Swedish documentary short film produced by Freedom From Choice AB and Druid Film about Swedish top football referee Martin Hansson and his dramatic road to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The filmmakers Mattias Löw, Valentina Santi Löw and Orvar Anklew followed the former firefighter from the village of Holmsjö in Blekinge, southern Sweden for a year. The film features French football player Thierry Henry, FIFA president Sepp Blatter, Arsenal F.C. manager Arsène Wenger, former football star Pelé, Swedish Football Association referee boss Bo Karlsson and acclaimed journalist and author Erik Niva. Selected newspaper comments: ⁕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." LESS