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2011 · 118 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama, Crime

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.

Directed by Ruben Östlund · Written by Ruben Östlund

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