Studio Soho has sent over the trailer and new poster for the upcoming true story Tigers, the Swedish film that was put forward for the country’s international feature nomination at this year’s Oscars.
The film tells the story of football prodigy Martin Bengtsson, one of the most promising football talents Sweden has ever seen. At sixteen, his lifelong dream comes true when he is bought by one of Italy’s most prestigious clubs (Inter Milan). But things don’t go quite according to plan and his dream comes at a very high price in terms of sacrifice, dedication, pressure, and – most of all – loneliness.
The film had its UK premiere at this year’s Glasgow Film Festival and has also played at the Busan International Film Festival, the Lübeck Nordic Film Days Festival and at the Göteburg Film Festival.
The film comes to UK cinemas from 1st July and you can read the full sunopsis and check out that new trailer below.
Martin is one of the most promising football talents Sweden has ever seen. At sixteen, his lifelong dream comes true when he is bought by one of Italy’s most prestigious clubs. Yet that dream comes at a very high price in terms of sacrifice, dedication, pressure and – most of all – loneliness. After a life-threatening incident, Martin begins to question whether this is actually the life he yearned for. TIGERS shines a light on the pressures and mental health issues faced by young people training at the highest level of football.
Here’s the trailer.
