Depths of Obscurity: Three Soccer Movies to Watch Instead of FIFA’s “United Passions”

David Conrad

David is the author of AKIRA KUROSAWA AND MODERN JAPAN. He has a Ph.D. in history from the University of Texas at Austin and loves period pieces, classics, and arthouse films. www.facebook.com/DavidConradAuthor/

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  1. I would add a couple of films to your list:
    The Cup (1999)
    http://www.flickchart.com/movie/318C287280
    A charming story of some young Tibetan monks and their attempts to watch the 1998 World Cup final.

    La Gran final AKA “The Great Match” (2006)
    http://www.flickchart.com/movie/456E597531
    Three distinct tales of watching the 2002 World Cup final from the far corners of the globe: a family of nomads in Mongolia, a camel caravan in the Sahara, and a tribe in the Amazon.

  2. Daniel says:

    United Passions: Or how I learned to accept the fact that Gerard Depardieu is still alive