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I Am Zlatan

I Am Zlatan

The rise of a legend.

20215.71h 40m

Overview

Coming-of-age story depicting Zlatan Ibrahimovic's upbringing in a rough Swedish suburb. Born to Balkan immigrants, football was Zlatan's release in a tough environment where his remarkable talent and self-reliance catapulted him against all odds to the top of international football playing for clubs like Ajax Amsterdam, Juventus, Inter, Milan, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United.

Directed by Jens Sjögren
Written by David Lagercrantz, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Jakob Beckman
Produced by Frida Bargo, Mattias Nohrborg, Fredrik Heinig
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Top Cast

Granit Rushiti

Granit Rushiti

Zlatan Age 17

D

Dominic Andersson Bajraktati

Zlatan Age 11

C

Cedomir Glisovic

Sefik Ibrahimovic

M

Merima Dizdarević

Jurka Gravic

Håkan Bengtsson

Håkan Bengtsson

Nils-Åke

S

Selma Mesanovic

Sanela Age 13

L

Linda Haziri

Sanela Age 20

Emmanuele Aita

Emmanuele Aita

Mino Raiola

Gijs Naber

Gijs Naber

Ronald Koeman

Duccio Camerini

Duccio Camerini

Luciano Moggi

Themes & Keywords

championfootball (soccer)based on memoir or autobiography

About I Am Zlatan

I Am Zlatan is a drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of champion, football (soccer), based on memoir or autobiography. Directed by Jens Sjögren, it stars Granit Rushiti, Dominic Andersson Bajraktati, Cedomir Glisovic. Coming-of-age story depicting Zlatan Ibrahimovic's upbringing in a rough Swedish suburb. Born to Balkan immigrants, football was Zlatan's release in a tough environment where his remarkable talent and self-reliance catapulted him against all odds to the top of international football playing for clubs like Ajax Amsterdam, Juventus, Inter, Milan, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United.

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