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The Referee (2010 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Referee' is a 2010 Swedish critically acclaimed, award-winning documentary film produced by Freedom From Choice AB and Sveriges Television about Swedish top football referee Martin Hansson and his controversial journey to ref at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Award-winning filmmaker Mattias Lw decided to follow the former firefighter from the village of Holmsj in Blekinge, southern Sweden for a year that turned out to be the most dramatic in Martin Hansson's life.
The film features French football player Thierry Henry, former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, Arsenal F.C. manager Arsne Wenger, former football star Pel, Swedish Football Association, Swedish top coaches Janne Andersson and Mikael Stahre in addition to referee boss Bo Karlsson and acclaimed journalist and author Erik Niva.
Reception
* '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' - "Hanssons story has meaning beyond football."
* 'Empire, UK' - "One for the football fans."
* 'Howard Webb, 2010 FIFA World Cup Final Referee' - "A very interesting documentary."
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Category:Documentary films about sportspeople
Category:2010s short documentary films
Category:Swedish short documentary films
Category:2010 films
Category:2010 documentary films
Category:2010s Swedish-language films
Category:Documentary films about association football
Category:Sveriges Television original programming
Category:Films directed by Tomas Mattias Lw
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