Referees at Work - Geheime Einblicke hinter die Kulissen der weltbesten Schiedsrichter

A Swedish sports documentary; The film is a compelling insight into the life of a professional football referee at a major international football tournament. There are moments during the matches that are featured when the forensic view of the decisions on a football field seems almost like the scene of a crime where the officials are the accused in a diabolical arena. The film's two main areas of focus are the implications of an on-field decision in terms of a referee's career progression and the adverse effects of their on-field decisions on their private lives-never credited when they do well and lambasted when they make a mistake, even when sometimes it is not their fault. It was interesting to observe the personal lives of the referees, which humanises these voiceless lawkeepers, but perhaps too much was given over to this in the final third.