Play marks stlund's extraordinary growth as a stylist.

The ambient soundtrack enhances the sense of outsiders' indifference.

It concerns how our compulsion to construct and comply with an acceptable public face can make us act against our own instincts and self-interest.

Ruben Östlund holds a mirror, and depicts Gothenburg as it is, even if this is an image that not so many people want to see. Play is based on a true story, but the social, societal and moral issues discussed in it are universal and go beyond borders.