What price do you pay to be a world class soccer referee?

The Referee

6.9 (7 votes)• 2010• 29m•Released

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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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Languages: English, French, Swedish

Director: Mattias Löw

Starring Cast: Martin Hansson, Mattias Löw, Pelé, Thierry Henry, Arsène Wenger, Anders Frisk

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Martin Hansson

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Mattias Löw

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Pelé

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Thierry Henry

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Arsène Wenger

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Anders Frisk

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Stefan Wittberg

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Bo Karlsson

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Sepp Blatter

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Erik Niva

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Nicolas Anelka

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Shay Given

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Damien Duff

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Raymond Domenech

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Giovanni Trapattoni

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Nicolas Sarkozy

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Michel Platini

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Birgit Hansson

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Janne Andersson

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