BRASIL, 2025 80min
Company: 8-bics Produções
Section: MOVIES & TV FOOTBALL – FEATURE
Discipline: Football
Director: Manoel Magalhães e Bruno Vouzella
Editing: Bruno Vouzella
Photo: Vitor Dutra
Soundtrack: Artisti di Itaperuna
Producer: Roberto Martins, Clariana Castro e Leandro Luz
Synopsis:
The story of Itaperuna Esporte Clube: a football team that made history in the Rio de Janeiro hinterland in the 1980s and 1990s. Despite being located in a small town, the club narrowly missed out on the first division of the Brazilian championship, losing to Sport Recife in a draw organized by the CBF. The documentary explores the club’s importance to the people of Itaperuna and captures life stories shaped by the dream of playing football outside the country’s major cities.