Company: New Black Films Limited
Country: UK
Section: MOVIES & TV FOOTBALL
Discipline: Soccer
Year: 2014
Director: James Erskine
Editing: Jason Savage
Actors: Conleth Hill, Art Parkinson, Richard Dormer, John Hannah, Nico Mirallegro
Photography: Joel Devlin
Soundtrack: Andrew Simon McAllister
Producer: Victoria Gregory
Time: 91 min
Projection: Sunday 20 November – 19.30 – Sala Donzelli
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Synopsis
A David-and-Goliath story set in Belfast against the backdrop of the 1986 World Cup: in a Northern Ireland divided on religious lines, nine-year-old Tommy learns to make sense of his world through his passion for football and his father’s love of Greek philosophy. Meanwhile, the country’s football team – a collection of misfits – is pitted against a “modern day Goliath” – the Brazilian football team, led by the remarkable politicianphilosopherfootball genius Socrates de Souza who pronounces “victory is secondary, what matters is joy”. A joyous comedy is about following your dreams, no matter where you come from, and losing your heart to soccer.