

A 51-minute love letter to Sweden's most chaotic sports movie ever made.
Direction
Nylén's obsessive excavation of Widerberg's madness.
Production
Incredible archival footage of 1974 Sweden.
Writing
Witty narration that roasts and reveres its subject.
Director
Stefan Nylén
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title 'Fimpen' translates to 'The Matchstick' — a nickname for the tiny protagonist who became Sweden's youngest-ever national team player, in fiction and reality.
Widerberg was Sweden's angry young man of cinema, and this doc reveals how 'Fimpen' nearly destroyed his reputation while accidentally capturing a nation's football fever.
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