---
title: 'Play (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ruben Östlund'
released: '2011-05-15'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/play-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1376717/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Play (2011)

2011 · 118 min · Drama · France, Sweden


## Synopsis

Play is a 2011 Swedish drama film directed by Ruben Östlund, and written by Östlund and Erik Hemmendorff. Inspired by actual court cases, it portrays a group of black boys who rob a smaller group of white boys by means of a psychological game. The film was heavily debated in the Swedish press. It won the Nordic Council Film Prize in 2012.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ruben Östlund](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruben-ostlund)
- **Screenplay:** [Ruben Östlund](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruben-ostlund), [Erik Hemmendorff](https://cinepixo.com/people/erik-hemmendorff)
- **Director of Photography:** [Marius Dybwad Brandrud](https://cinepixo.com/people/marius-dybwad-brandrud)

## Cast

- [John Ortiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ortiz)

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