Other roles include Cedomir Glisovic as Zlatan's father Sefik Ibrahimovic, Merima Dizdarevic as mother Jurka Gravic, Linda Haziri and Selma Mesanovic playing Zlatan's sister Sanela.

Most of the film is shot in Malmö, according to a press release from Nordisk Film.

"I am Zlatan" is directed by Jens Sjögren ("Before we die", "The torpedoes") after David Lagercrantz and Ibrahimovic's book "I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic" from 2011. The film will start shooting next week and is expected to premiere next autumn.