Borg McEnroe

2017 16+ Sweden, Finland, Denmark

6.9 107 min. Yanus Mets

1980 Wimbledon tournament. One of the greatest finals in tennis history. Swede Bjorn Borg against American John McEnroe. Only one of them will win and become the best in the whole world. And they both consider themselves the best. Millions of viewers will watch this intense match between two of the best athletes of their time. But they are so different: one kills with his calm, cold-bloodedness and is ready like a real robot to reach his goal, and the other is quick-tempered, stubborn and never keeps his mouth shut. A battle of characters, a battle of stars, a battle of the two best athletes, a battle for the title of the best. Read more The film tells about a real fight between Borg and McEnroe. The director of the picture is Janus Metz Pedersen. He previously participated in the creation of the TV series "True Detective". The main roles in the film were performed by: Shia LaBeouf ("Triumph", "Constantine: Lord of Darkness" (both 2005), the "Transformers" franchise), Stellan Skarsgard ("Breaking the Waves" (1996), "Smart Will Hunting" (1997), "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011)), Sverrir Gudnason ("Wife artist" (2012)). The film will be released in cinemas in Sweden on September 6, 2017, after which it will be shown at the Toronto Film Festival, Canada.