Ultras

Ragnhild Ekner Sweden, Denmark, Finland 2025 89 min.

Few images are as powerful as tens of thousands of decked-out soccer fans singing at the top of their lungs in a carefully choreographed display in the stadium. They stand as one. Who are the faces behind the banners and club songs, the people for whom their team comes first, even before their own families? A contagious love letter to the hardcore football fans, from Argentina and Italy to Indonesia and Morocco. 

The Ultras don’t always enjoy a positive reputation, but director Ragnhild Ekner - herself an avid football fan - shifts the focus to the vibrant energy these devoted supporters bring to the stands. On a journey across eight countries on four continents, the film shows how a stadium can become a space of liberation. Ultras documents the cultural complexity behind the world’s most popular subculture and highlights the creativity of this controversial community - without showing a single minute of football.