Based on the memoir - In the Shadows of San Siro
The seductive, high-stakes industry of professional global sport is at the heart of TIGERS, an enthralling true story of a young Swedish football prodigy from director Ronnie Sandhal, the screenwriter of Borg/McEnroe. Martin Bengtsson is considered Sweden's most promising football talent since Zlatan Ibrahimovic. At sixteen, his lifelong dream comes true: he is bought by the prestigious Italian club Inter Milan. It's the chance of a lifetime - but - comes with high expectations and pressure, and Martin soon begins to question whether it's actually the life he yearned for.