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Next Goal Wins
Directed by Taika Waititi
New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom
2023
104 mins
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 (Michael Fassbender) to help turn their fate around.
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- Year2023
- CountryNew Zealand, United States, United Kingdom
- LanguageEnglish
- Premiere StatusOther
- DirectorTaika Waititi
- ProducerSophie Alexander, Garrett Basch, Mike Brett, Jonathan Cavendish, Kathryn Dean, Steve Jamison, Josh McLaglen, Phil Robertson, Andy Serkis, Will Tennant, Taika Waititi
- WriterTaika Waititi, Iain Morris
- CinematographerLachlan Milne
- EditorTom Eagles, Yana Gorskaya, Nicholas Monsour, Nat Sanders
- GenreComedy, Drama
- ThemeMFF by Moonlight, Retrospective
- AwardSpecial Presentation