Fresh
suitably understated
Justin Lowe, Hollywood Reporter
Overview
Rille, an ostracized and bullied teenager, who only excels in the ping pong room, descends into a life-and-death struggle with his younger, more popular brother when the truth about their father surfaces during their spring break.
Director and cast
- Jens Jonsson Director
- Jerry Johansson as Rille
- Hampus Johansson as Erik
- Georgi Staykov as Father
- Ann-Sofie Nurmi as Mother
- Frederik Nilsson as Väg-Gunnar
- Alicia Stewén as Anja
- Carolina Westmann as Josefin
- William Blomfeldt as Mikko
- Camilla Larsson as PE teacher
- Emelie Strömberg as Youth center supervisor
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
60%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Part deadpan nerd comedy in the Napoleon Dynamite mode, part miserablist childhood saga a la My Life as a Dog, this isn't quite funny or poignant enough to pull off either.
Dennis Harvey, Variety
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