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2005Movie⏱️ 1h 22mNot Rated
Documentary
⭐ 6.1
IMDB Rating
45 votes

A cinema verite documentary about the homeless soccer team from New York City who travel and compete at the 1st Annual Homeless Soccer World Cup in Graz, Austria in July 2003.

Director
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Writers
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Stars
Gernot Koenig
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
Graz, Styria, Austria
Production
Hands On Productions

🏷️ Keywords

soccertravel

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Documentary

⭐ Featured Review

Distracting but so heavy with missed potential that I wondered what the point had been
by bob the moo β€’ 2006-12-22

"The year after the 2002 world cup, the inaugural Homeless World Cup takes place in Graz, Austria. In America two brothers (Ron and Jeff Grunberg) in New York who run a homeless shelter decide to put together the national team for the USA. From their shelter they start getting people together to practice and gradually form a squad to join the 4-a-side tournament. However can those living rough on the street cope with this taste of purpose and opportunity? Early in the film one of the organisers asks the viewers' question on our behalf - why do this rather than use the money for something m..."

πŸ“– Synopsis

A cinema verite documentary about the homeless soccer team from New York City who travel and compete at the 1st Annual Homeless Soccer World Cup in Graz, Austria in July 2003.