The Referee

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Swedish soccer referee Martin Hansson had a successful journey towards his big dream in life, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Then one dark night in Paris on November 18th, 2009, all hell broke loose.

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Summary

The Referee (Swedish: Rättskiparen)

The Referee (Swedish: Rättskiparen)

The Referee (Swedish: Rättskiparen) is a 2010 Swedish critically acclaimed, award-winning documentary film about Swedish top football referee Martin Hansson, directed by Mattias Löw, written by Orvar Anklew, Mattias Löw, Valentina Santi Löw, stars Janne Andersson, Keith Andrews, Henrik Andrén, produced by Freedom From Choice AB and Sveriges Television about Martin Hansson and his controversial journey to ref at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Award-winning filmmaker Mattias Löw decided to follow the former firefighter from the village of Holmsjö 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 Arsène Wenger, former football star Pelé, 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.



Plot

Martin Hansson, Sweden’s highest ranked football/soccer referee, began 2009 with a vision in mind; to reach and ref at the FIFA World Cup Finals 2010 in South Africa.

Martin did well and had a great year till the final hurdle; the FIFA WC 2010 Playoff France vs Republic of Ireland in Paris on November 18th…



Also Known As

  • (original title): Rättskiparen
  • France: L’Arbitre
  • Germany: Der Schiedsrichter
  • Italy: L’Arbitro
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