Michael Fassbender
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Nov 17, 2023 · Next Goal Wins: Directed by Taika Waititi. With Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Kaimana, David Fane. The story of the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0.
Next Goal Wins is a 2023 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Taika Waititi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Iain Morris.It is based on the 2014 documentary of the same name by Mike Brett and Steve Jamison about Dutch-American coach Thomas Rongen's efforts to lead the American Samoa national football team, considered one of the weakest soccer teams in the world, to qualification for ...
Nov 17, 2023 · The clean-scrubbed corporate version of progressive enlightenment so proudly showcased in the Saelua-Rongen subplot, as well as in Rongen's relationship with the community he openly resents, is characteristic of Waititi, who in 2019 boldly made a film satirizing Adolph Hitler. (Hitler never recovered.) "Next Goal Wins" becomes a rah-rah, crowd ...
In Theaters November 17thDirected by Academy Award Winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok), NEXT GOAL WINS follows the American Samoa soccer team,...
Nov 17, 2023 · Directed by Academy Award Winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok), NEXT GOAL WINS follows the American Samoa soccer team, infamous for their brutal 31-0 FIFA loss in 2001. With the ...
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- Comedy, Sports
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Apr 25, 2014 · Next Goal Wins' other big "character" is Jonny "Jayieh" Saelua, a defender for the American Samoan team who is also FIFA's first transgender player. Jayieh is a sweet soul and a real charmer-maybe ...
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Nov 18, 2023 · 0:00. 2:10. After directing the underdog sports comedy “Next Goal Wins,” the line’s been forever blurred for Taika Waititi when it comes to the exploits of the American Samoa national soccer ...
