Balls (film)

2010 Swedish film

Balls

Directed by| Josef Fares
Written by| Josef Fares
Torkel Petersson
Produced by| Anna Anthony
Starring|

* Jan Fares
* Torkel Petersson
* Hamadi Khemiri
* Nina Zanjani
* Juan Rodriguez
* Anita Wall
* Jessica Forsberg

Cinematography| Linus Eklund
Distributed by| AB Svensk Filmindustri

Release date

* 12 February 2010 (2010-02-12) (Sweden)

Running time

| 98 minutes
Country| Sweden
Language| Swedish

Balls (Swedish: Farsan, lit. 'The dad') is a 2010 Swedish comedy film directed by Josef Fares and starring Jan Fares, Torkel Petersson, Hamadi Khemiri, Nina Zanjani, Juan Rodriguez, Anita Wall, and Jessica Forsberg.

## Cast

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* Jan Fares as Aziz (farsan)
* Torkel Petersson as Jörgen
* Hamadi Khemiri as Sami
* Nina Zanjani as Amanda
* Juan Rodriguez as Juan
* Anita Wall as Edith
* Jessica Forsberg as Lotta

## Reception

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In Sweden, the film got mixed reviews. In Aftonbladet the film was given a 3 out of 5 rating and was described as "not the best or funniest of Josef Fares's movies - but it is a warm and loving comical hommage to quirky fathers in general".[1] In Expressen, the review was slightly less favorable (2 out of 5) and Fares was described as playing with safe cards in his somewhat artificial characters.[2] In other big newspapers the reviews were similar: 3 out of 5 in Dagens Nyheter[3] and 2 out of 6 in Svenska Dagbladet.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Fjellborg, Karolina (9 February 2010). "Galna & kloka farsan". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 September 2010.
2. ^ Sigander, Miranda (9 February 2010). "Farsan". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 April 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
3. ^ Croneman, Johan (12 February 2010). "Farsan". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 September 2010.
4. ^ Janson, Malena (11 February 2010). "Farsan gör ingen glad". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 September 2010.

## External links

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* Balls at IMDb
* Balls at the Swedish Film Institute Database

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Josef Fares

Films directed|

* Jalla! Jalla! (2000)
* Kopps (2003)
* Zozo (2005)
* Balls (2010)

Video games|

* Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (2013)
* A Way Out (2018)
* It Takes Two (2021)
* Split Fiction (2025)

Related|

* Hazelight Studios
* Fares Fares

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