The Beautiful Game(2024)
Eine englische Fußballmannschaft nimmt in Rom an der WM der Obdachlosen teil. Ihr größtes Talent muss die Vergangenheit hinter sich lassen und zum Teamplayer werden.
Eine englische Fußballmannschaft nimmt in Rom an der WM der Obdachlosen teil. Ihr größtes Talent muss die Vergangenheit hinter sich lassen und zum Teamplayer werden.
Fifty years ago, homosexual acts between consenting male adults were decriminalised. In this documentary, former Wales and Lions rugby union captain Gareth 'Alfie' Thomas - arguably the most famous gay international sports star - takes a hard-hitting personal look at what he sees as the last bastion of open homophobia in sport - professional football.
Across Africa, people are using soccer to lift themselves up, to create change in their communities and to pave the way for progress. "The Beautiful Game" follows several unforgettable Africans who are beating the odds on and off the pitch.
In the Ivorian capital Abidjan, the boys are fantasizing about life as a footballer in Europe. For many of them football is a ticket to a brighter future for themselves and their families. The dream suddenly comes true for one of them when a Swedish agent takes the merely 17-year old talent to a club in Stockholm. From the moment he is scouted to his arrival in the cold North, the expectations of the young talent are enormous. Everybody, from his family to his agents and new club put their hopes into him. But can he with stand the pressure that goes hand in hand with a career in professional football?
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