When 63-year-old Britt-Marie (Pernilla August) learns that her husband (Peter Haber) has been cheating on her, she moves to a small town and starts coaching a team of 10-year-old soccer players. A comedy-drama in the same vein as A Man Called Ove (2015), which was also written by Fredrik Backman. It’s another tale of a … Continue reading Britt-Marie Was Here
MEET THE TRIBE ROCKING THE STONE AGE. When a rabbit-hunting tribe of cavemen are driven out of their valley by Bronze Age warriors, young Dug is taken to the invaders’ city and learns all about a mysterious game that’s popular there. Another stop-motion adventure-comedy from Aardman Animation, this time depicting a clash between two eras, … Continue reading Early Man
After launching their career in documentaries by making a film about Swedish soccer team Malmö FF, the directors returned to the subject – after all, they were lucky enough to witness the rise of a soon-to-be superstar, Zlatan Ibrahimovic. This film chronicles the early phase of his career, from Malmö FF through Ajax, the successful … Continue reading Becoming Zlatan
THEIR GOAL WAS FREEDOM… During WWII, Allied prisoners-of-war led by former soccer pro John Colby (Michael Caine) agree to play a show match against Germans, but will they use it as a means to escape? Loosely based on a real-life story, this film uses the familiar trappings of countless prison camp movies, but also casts … Continue reading Victory
THE YOUNGEST. THE MOST TALENTED. THE HOPE OF A NATION. In 1956, Bobby Charlton (Jack O’Connell) joins Manchester United as one of the “Busby Babes”; when the team travels to Germany to play in the European Cup, a plane crash changes everything. The story of how Manchester United and its surviving players and management rebuilt … Continue reading United
TO WIN BACK THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE, ERIC’S GOING TO NEED A LITTLE TRAINING. Postman Eric Bishop (Steve Evets) is going through a crisis; in his quest to become a better father and perhaps rekindle his relationship with the love of his life, he needs the support of Eric Cantona. What must be Ken … Continue reading Looking for Eric
Director Emir Kusturica’s take on one of international soccer’s most celebrated icons, Diego Maradona, is unconventional, expecting its audience to already know the subject quite well. This documentary is an opportunity to hang with the star, watch him greet ecstatic fans all over the world and listen to his political rants against the U.S. We … Continue reading Maradona
WHO WANTS TO COOK ALOO GOBI WHEN YOU CAN BEND A BALL LIKE BECKHAM? Anglo-Indian Jess Bhamra (Parminder Nagra) loves to play soccer and is so good at it that she gets a chance to play professionally in America… but her parents are less than thrilled. Nagra is a lot older than her character but still … Continue reading Bend It Like Beckham
