Fimpen
Sign in to saveFimpen (lit. "the cigarette butt", UK Stubby, international The Butt) is a 1974 Swedish family and sports film written and directed by Bo Widerberg and starring Johan Bergman.
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5.96-year-old Johan (nicknamed 'Fimpen') loves football. One day, his talents are discovered, and it doesn't take long before Fimpen gets to travel around with the national team. Fimpen becomes an idol and the media wants a piece of him all the time. It gets hard to catch up in school.
Released: 1974-02-1687 minDir: Bo WiderbergDrama, Comedy, Family
Cast
- Johan Bergman as Fimpen
- Monica Zetterlund as Marianne, teacher
- Magnus Härenstam as Mackan
- Ernst-Hugo Järegård as club leader
- Carl Billquist as principal
- Stig Ossian Ericson as taxi driver
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1974
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- Sweden
- Original language
- Swedish
- Main subject
- association football
- Director
- Bo Widerberg
- Screenwriter
- Bo Widerberg
- Cast member
- Stig Ossian Ericson
- Producer
- Bo Widerberg
- Duration
- +89
- FilmAffinity ID
- 674902
- Sport
Article
4 sectionsContents
- Plot
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Fimpen (lit. "the cigarette butt", UK Stubby, international The Butt) is a 1974 Swedish family and sports film written and directed by Bo Widerberg and starring Johan Bergman.
Blending realism with humour, the film follows a six-year-old boy whose extraordinary football talent propels him into national fame, forcing him to balance school, celebrity pressure and professional sport. The film has since become regarded as a classic of Swedish children's cinema and was named the best football film of all time at the 11mm International Football Film Festival in Berlin in 2013.