Becoming Zlatan (2016)

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Original title	Den unge Zlatan
Swedish release title	Den unge Zlatan
International title	Becoming Zlatan
Working title	Young

Director	Fredrik Gertten Magnus Gertten
Screenplay	Jesper Osmund Fredrik Gertten Magnus Gertten
Producer	Margarete Jangård Lennart Ström
Director of Photography	Stefan Berg (1991-2001) Fredrik Gertten (1991-2001) Goert Giltay Caroline Troedsson Jon Rudberg Michele Fornasero
Music	Florencia Di Concilio Marc Lizier
Film Editor	Jesper Osmund
Sound Design	Davide Favargiotti
Advisor	Arthur van den Boogaard (rådgivare till regissörerna, team Holland)
Research	Gerard Nijssen Sebastian Claesson Alberto Giorgis Arthur van den Boogaard Bernhard Mikulic Gian Domenico Musu Shadi Balba
Associate Producer	Elin Kamlert
Co-producer	Janneke Doolaard Simone Catania Hanneke Niens Hans De Wolf
Executive Producer	Fredrik Gertten Magnus Gertten Lennart Ström Margarete Jangård
Production Assistant	Celine Orman Fanny Hoberg Maria Petersson
Production Accountant	Björn Ringdahl
Film Commissioner	Antonio Russo Merenda
Post Producer	Jakob Schaumburg
Digital Grading	Rune Felix Holm
Musician	Thijs Elzinga (gitarr, team Holland) Bas van Waard (cello, team Holland)
Graphic Design	Lotta Jörgensen
Translation	Mariachiara Salvi Sjoerd van Riel (team Holland) Harry Pallemans (team Holland) Erik Pezarro (team Holland) Kenneth Adolf Britsch (team Italien)
Legal Advisor	Jennie Kastberg
Other Crew	Sascha Fülscher (kompletterande klippning) Charlotte Rodenstedt (motion graphics) Ingrid Eng (undertexter) Thomas Löwhagen (undertexter) Joakim Polling (post production coordinator) Ed Lever (post production coordinator) Agnes Nilsson (post production coordinator) Ann Lundberg (junior producer) Glynnis Ritter (junior producer) Mikael Körner (additional sound editing) Harmen Jalvingh (creative producer, team Holland) Sylvia Baan (linjeproducent, team Holland) Caroline van Soelen (producent, team Holland) Coen Soepboer (produktionskoordinator, team Holland) Benito Strangio (additional camera, team Holland) Deen van der Zaken (additional camera, team Holland) Oleg Revenko (additional camera, team Holland) Charles Kerstens (ljudtekniker, team Holland) Marcel de Hoogd (ljudtekniker, team Holland) Arie Bos (produktionsekonom, team Holland) Peter de Harde (produktionsekonom, team Holland) Gabriëlle Beekhuis (produktionsekonom, team Holland) Hugo Klaassen (juridisk rådgivare, team Holland) Annalisa Prandi (produktionschef, team Italien) Gian Domenico Musu (kamerassistent, team Italien) Stefano Perlo (kameraassistent, team Italien) Antonella Traviglia (produktionsassistent, team Italien) Emanuela Barbano (produktionsassistent, team Italien) Francesco Peira (assistent, team Italien) Lorenzo Turco (assistent, team Italien) Stefano Ravinale (assistent, team Italien) Lorenzo Ghirelli (assistent, team Italien) Luca Anzellotti (foley och ljudeffekts-klippning, team Italien) Luciano Anzellotti (foley och ljudeffekts-klippning, team Italien) Massimo Anzellotti (foley och ljudeffekts-klippning, team Italien) Simone Cerrano (konsult, team Italien) Elisa Vittone (juridisk rådgivare, team Italien) Vittone Papaleo Manzo (VPM legal, team Italien) Martina Minella (voice insurance, team Italia) Márton Jelinkó (foto, team Finland) Henry Kahlman (ljud, team Finland)

-	Medverkande:
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Hasse Borg
Priscilla Salazar-Janssens
Leo Beenhakker
Co Adriaanse
Ahmed Hossam Hussein Abdelhamid (as Mido)
Rafael van der Vaart
David Endt
Yksel Osmanovski
Bengt Madsen
Tony Flygare
Hans Mattisson
Andy van der Meyde
Jan van Halst
Niclas Kindvall
Patrik Eriksson-Ohlsson
Hugo Borst
Ronald Koeman
Aleksandar Djordjevic
Mia Olhage
Jari Litmanen
Marco van Basten
Jan-Olov Kindvall
Michael Andersson
Mino Raiola
Luciano Moggi
Vittorio Oreggia
Fabio Capello
Christian Trisorio

Production Company	WG Film AB
	Auto Images AB
Copyright	Auto Images AB
	Film i Skåne AB
	Indyca
	KeyDocs
	Auto Images AB
	Sveriges Television AB
Co-Production Company	Indyca
	KeyDocs
	RAI Cinema
	Film i Skåne AB
	Sveriges Television AB
	Omroepvereniging VPRO
Supported by	The Netherlands Film Production Incentive
	Malmö Stad
	Abraham Tuschinski Fund
	Creative Europe
Partner	Edithouse
	Oy Yleisradio Ab
	Norsk Rikskringkasting
Advance allocations	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Distributor in Sweden (DCP)	Triart Film AB	2016
Post Production Company	Edithouse
Recording Studio	Laserfilm		ljudlaboratorium
Archive	Auto Images AB
	WG Film AB
	ScandNet
	Svensk elitfotboll
	Sveriges Television AB
	AFC Ajax
	TV4 Sport
	AT5
	KNVB
	NOS
	UEFA
	Juventus FC
	Quarta Rete
	Rai Com
	SBS
	Sveriges Radio AB
	Bildbyrån Phoenix
	Kvällsposten
	TT Nyhetsbyrån
	Digifex
Other Company	Lvr Digital srl		depositlaboratorium
	Studio DMZ
	Reale Mutua Agenzia Cavour		voice insurance
	Anzellotti Sound Effects Company		foley och ljudeffekter

The decisive years of Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic, told through rare archival footage where a young Zlatan speaks openly about his life and challenges. The film closely follows Zlatan, from his debut in Malmö FF in 1999, through his conflictual years with Ajax Amsterdam, up to the final breakthrough with Juventus 2005. Becoming Zlatan is a coming-of-age film, depicting the complicated journey of this young, talented and troubled player who finally becomes a superstar in the international football world.

Certificate number	203437
Date	2016-01-11
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Grounds for decision	Framställningen innehåller ingenting som bedöms kunna vara till skada för välbefinnandet för barn.

Colour type	Colour
Length in minutes	95 min

Festival showing	2016-02-02	Biopalatset 6	Gothenburg	Sweden		39:e Göteborg International Film Festival.
Release in Sweden	2016-02-17			Sweden
TV showing	2016-12-26	SVT1		Sweden
Festival showing	2017-01-31	BioPalatset	Gothenburg	Sweden	95 min	Göteborg Film Festival 2017
TV showing	2017-08-14	SVT2		Sweden
	2022-06-13	TV6		Sweden
	2023-06-05	SVT1		Sweden

Original title	This Is the Year
By	Björn Yttling
	Marit Bergman
	Linda Hörnqvist
	Åsa Jacobsson
	Mattias Areskog
	Daniel Värjö
Performed by	Marit Bergman

Original title	Return to the Soil
By	Laleh Pourkarim
Performed by	Laleh Pourkarim

Original title	Home
By	Elin Hörberg
	Måns Wikenmo
Performed by	Feivel

Original title	Effortless
By	Sabina Ddumba
	Ali Tenant
	Michael Angelo
Performed by	Sabina Ddumba

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Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	DCP

Element type	Digitalt tilläggsmaterial
Carrier type	EXTRAS

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	MAP

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	ProRes

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2

Script type	Peripheral material

Script type	Dialoglista
Extent	1 s. Skyltmanus.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Musiklista
Extent	5 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Extent	50 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Extent	64 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Extent	76 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Extent	72 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language	Swedish

Script type	För- och eftertexter
Extent	1 s.
Language	English

Script type	För- och eftertexter
Extent	9 s.
Language	English

Script type	För- och eftertexter
Extent	10 s.
Language	English

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	English