THE FAT AND THE ANGRY

Sweden, 2014, 180 minutes, Cover.
Jonathan Andersson, Liv Mjones, Gustaf Skarsgaard.
Directed by Johan Renck.

The Fat and the Angry was screened over two nights, the feature film as a miniseries. In many ways, it is reminiscent of the series of Easy Money. The film is set in Stockholm, beginning with an explosion, taking the plot further, into the world of criminals, the police, cover-ups.

1. Contemporary story from Sweden? The world of finance? Crime?

2. The film screened as a two-part miniseries? Drama and impact?

3. The city of Gothenburg, the Swedish setting? The credits, the views? Social commentary? The impact of the ending?

4. Sweden, citizens, the police and authorities, the Russians and the eastern gangs? The background of crime from Eastern Europe? Morocco and the Sudan? Multi-cultural, multi-ethnic? Involvement in crime? Perspectives on contemporary Sweden?

5. The framework of the explosions, the following investigation? Petra and her role? The FBI? Sebastian and interrogation? The ironies and the ending?

6. The tone of the film, weapons, explosions, sex and relationships?

7. Sebbe, the video, the argument, arrest, the pre-set up?

8. Sebbe, his personality, appearance, poor, the drug involvement, the streets? Smiling, teeth? Willing for the interrogation? Not being extradited? Witness protection? The drama step-by-step, knowledge and information? Crisis, lift, escape? The reality of the Farid and Leila? The ending?

9. The various groups, their role? Karl, tension, boss of the city, the bashings, confronting the Russians was to mark the role of politicians? The deals, Farid and Leila, the end and the explosion?

10. The Russians, as a group, personalities, brutal, confrontations?

11. Azad, the cards, fiance? Sudan? Alien? Confrontation, bashing, prison, the money to Al Qaeda, Sudan?

12. Dick, building, Stockholm, the father-in-law, family, Leila and sexual relationship? The different confrontations, torture, court? The end?

13. Leila and Farid, Morocco, visualising their life? Skills? The strip? Set up? Leila and the plan, the transfers, stealing the cards? The background of sex, violence, love, and the end justifying the means?

14. The role of the FBI, contacts, investigations?

15. The role of the local police, action? The police and their plans, the arrests?

16. The explanation of the fraud? A picture of contemporary crime?