Borg McEnroe (2017)
- Original title
- Borg vs McEnroe
- Directed by
- Janus Metz Pedersen
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film, sport film
- Country
- Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden, Denmark
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 1,212 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film follows tennis rivals Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe in the lead-up to their 1980 Wimbledon final. It shows the pressure and personal struggles each player faced before this historic match.
tenseintensedramaticfocusedcompetitiveemotionalintrospectiveatmospheric
What happens
Borg vs McEnroe (Swedish: Borg, Finnish: Borg/McEnroe) is a 2017 biographical sports drama film, focusing on the famous professional rivalry between tennis players, Björn Borg and John McEnroe at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships, culminating in their encounter in the men's singles final, one of the most dramatic tennis matches of all time. The film, a production between Sweden, Denmark and Finland, was directed by Janus Metz Pedersen, from a screenplay written by Ronnie Sandahl, and stars Sverrir Guðnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny and Robert Emms. The film opened the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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