Football Is A 'Cruel' Game In UK Trailer For Tigers

Anyone worldwide knows football can be a cruel game, in Ronni Sandahl‘s Tigers the brutality of the modern game comes to the forefront. Today Studio Soho Distribution have released the UK Trailer that highlights everything has a price tag.

The film made it’s UK Premiere last month at Glasgow Film Festival, Tigers the true story of football prodigy Martin Bengtsson (played by Erik Ange) one Sweden’s 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 of sacrifice, dedication, pressure and – most of all – loneliness.

The film has garnered critical acclaimed at the festivals and countries the film has already played. It seems it’s one of those films you don’t have to be a football fan to enjoy it…

TIGERS is a life and death rollercoaster ride through the modern-day football industry. With a unique perspective on the world of professional football training, Sandahl tells the true story of football prodigy Martin Bengtsson. A coming-of-age drama about a young man’s burning obsession in a world where everything, and everyone, has a price tag.

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 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.