Wondrous Oblivion 2003

Wondrous Oblivion 2003

Wondrous Oblivion 2003

Wondrous Oblivion 2003
1h 46m | Comedy, Drama, Family | 23 April 2004 (UK)

Storyline:

Eleven-year-old David Wiseman is mad about cricket but no good at it. He has the entire kit but none of the skill, and he’s a laughingstock at school. So when a Jamaican family moves in next door and builds a cricket net in the back garden, David is in seventh heaven. But this is 1960s Britain, and when the neighbors make life difficult for the new arrivals, David’s family is caught in the middle and he must choose between fitting in and standing up for his wonderful new friends.

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Fourth Place 2015

Fourth Place 2015

Fourth Place 2015

Fourth Place 2015
4 Deung (original title)
1h 56m | Drama, Sport | 13 April 2016 (South Korea)

Storyline:

A former Asian Games record breaker and Olympic tryout, Kim Gwang-su, endures beatings, abuse, and constant ridicule from his swimming coach. To justify this abusive behavior, his coach constantly reminded Gwang-su – this is for your own good!

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Running Scared 2019

Running Scared 2019

Running Scared 2019

Running Scared 2019
22m | Short, Drama, Music | 5 December 2019 (USA)

Storyline:

A story about a boy who dreams of other things. In the late 1970’s a nine-year-old boy is forced by his parents to play sports. Every year it was another sport. T-ball, baseball, soccer, and football. No matter what sport his parents stuck him into, Zachary, knew it was not for him. He played the sport because it was what was expected of him. Boys play sports. Zachary did not know what he wanted to do or become. This year it was flag football. It’s game day. Little did Zachary know his life would forever be changed. By the end of the day, Zachary, will know where his passion belongs. The events of the day from the argument with his mother, to the coach, a television show, and an actor who was the co-coach for the day, will cause Zachary to run for his life.

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The Golden Ball 1994

The Golden Ball 1994

The Golden Ball 1994

The Golden Ball 1994
Le ballon d’or (original title)
1h 33m | Comedy, Drama, Family | 13 April 1994 (France)

Storyline:

Bandian (Aboubacar Sidiki Sumah) is a young Guinean boy from the village of Makono, and fan of Roger Milla. On the soccer fields, his teammates call him “le Turbo”. When his been offered a real leather ball, he paints it in gold. Karim (Salif Keïta), the coach of a soccer team, welcome him in his formation center in Conakry.

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Baghdad Messi 2012

Baghdad Messi 2012

Baghdad Messi 2012

Baghdad Messi 2012
19m | Short, Drama, Sport | 14 December 2012 (United Arab Emirates)

Storyline:

Iraq, 2009. Little Hamoudi (10) is totally obsessed with football. Just as the rest of the world, he and his friends are eagerly looking forward to the Champions League finale FC Barcelona-Manchester United. The long awaited clash between Messi and Ronaldo. But then Hamoudi’s television breaks down…

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Pommel 2018

Pommel 2018

Pommel 2018

Pommel 2018
20m | Short, Drama, Sport | 2018

Storyline:

Set within the world of competitive gymnastics, Pommel is a coming-of-age drama about the tumultuous relationship between two young east Asian brothers as they compete for recognition and approval in an up coming gymnastics competition. When their Coach begins to recognise potential in Noah, Isaac, his older brother and a gifted gymnast, begins to develop deep feelings of jealousy and resentment. Noah suffers under the harsh treatment of a scornful Isaac as the two vie for recognition; Isaac seeking the approval of his Coach, and Noah, unbeknownst to Isaac, works desperately to gain his acknowledgment.

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Children Of Heaven 1997

Children Of Heaven 1997

Children Of Heaven 1997

Children Of Heaven 1997
Bacheha-Ye aseman (original title)
1h 29m | Drama, Family, Sport | 1 February 1997 (Iran)

Storyline:

Zahra’s shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zahra until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes, Ali’s. School awaits. Will the plan succeed?

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