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The Idiots
Why this pick
Like Play, it uses abrasive social realism, extended discomfort and group performance to expose how ordinary public behaviour becomes morally unstable.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2011 1h 58m SWE
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Force Majeure
Why this pick
Östlund again builds coolly observed social tension from a small public lapse, letting awkward duration and shifting group alliances do the damage.
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The Class
Why this pick
This naturalistic, dialogue-driven study of adolescents and authority shares Play’s patient attention to language, status, and escalating conflict within everyday institutions.
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Bully
Why this pick
A stark youth ensemble and unvarnished realism similarly make peer pressure, cruelty and complicity feel disturbingly mundane rather than sensational.
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The Here After
Why this pick
Its restrained Scandinavian realism follows a teenager navigating collective judgment, with the same chilly attention to social exclusion and unspoken aggression.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Kevin Vaz
Kevin
John Ortiz
John