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Tuesday 17 December 2024 at 8.00pm (doors open 7.30pm) at Haddenham Village Hall
NEXT GOAL WINS (12A) 104 mins Director: Taika Waitiki Starring: Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Kaimana Synopsis: Story of the American Samoa soccer team, who suffered the worst loss in World Cup history, losing to Australia 31-0 in 2001. With the 2014 World Cup approaching, the team recruits a down-on-his luck, maverick coach to help turn their fate around. This comedy-drama is based on a positive inspirational message of hope and determination to achieve. The coach is brought in, after being fired from the US soccer team, to help the American Samoa soccer team score one goal. As he starts his journey coaching this time, he does not have much ambition to help the team improve. However, he begins to see their potential and realizes that bringing their culture and belief will turn things around. Awards: Reviews: "Waititi's winning, winsome film is his most accessible and mainstream movie to date, one that successfully mixes in funny jokes with zeitgeisty social commentary." BBC.COM "The whole film is a little rough-and-ready in the way it’s put together, but it’s amiable and well-intentioned and the laughs are real." *** THE GUARDIAN |
