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The story of the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0.
(PG-13, 103 min.)
This is an Open Captions screening.
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
This is an Open Captions screening.
Directed by Academy Award Winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok) and based on a true story, NEXT GOAL WINS follows the American Samoa soccer team, infamous for their brutal 31-0 FIFA loss in 2001. With the World Cup Qualifiers approaching, the team hires down-on-his-luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) hoping he will turn the world’s worst soccer team around in this heartfelt underdog comedy. [Searchlight Pictures]
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Kaimana, David Fane, Rachel House, Beulah Koale, Uli Latukefu, Semu Filipo, Lehi Falepapalangi, Will Arnett, Elisabeth Moss
Director: Taika Waititi
Genre(s): Comedy, Sports, Drama
"Warm-hearted and endearing."
— Nell Minow, Movie Mom
"A joy to watch and a film worth cheering for."
— Kaely Monahan, Arizona Republic
"Next Goal Wins is [Waititi's] best and most crowd-pleasing effort to date."
— Martin Tsai, TheWrap
"The idea is to have a good time, and Waititi knows how to give audiences that."
— Peter Debruge, Variety
"Waititi's winning, winsome film is his most accessible and mainstream movie to date, Marvel aside, one that successfully mixes in funny jokes with zeitgeisty social commentary."
— Kaleem Aftab, BBC.com
