A 60-year-old badminton grudge + Swedish despair = comedy gold you didn't know you needed.
10 minSeason 1 • Episode 10
LatestAnnbritt, a once-promising badminton player, has been going downhill ever since 1983, attributing her defeat in the Swedish championship final to an erroneous referee call. Almost 40 years later, Annbritt has hit rock bottom and can only look upwards. Determined to gain what was unjustly stolen from her, she sets out to achieve an unthinkable comeback. A tragicomic story of rebirth that applauds a troubled soul’s struggle to regain self-respect.
Acting
Anki Larsson commits to pathetic grandeur magnificently.
Writing
Balances tragedy and absurdity on a racket string.
Direction
Eklund finds bleak poetry in community sports halls.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sweden's 'sunken hero' trope (den fallna idrottaren) gets a rare female lead here—usually reserved for washed-up male hockey stars.
Anki Larsson trained with actual former Swedish badminton champions; her serve in episode 7 is technically flawless, which makes the character's failure funnier.
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