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A fascinating insight into the world of Argentine football
I remember seeing this film on TV years ago but it haunts me still. Gritty, sometimes brutal, it lets you see how football clubs operate, from the inside out. This is a league where fans are every bit as important to the club as are the players. I wish I could see it again.
Sacachispas the team plays in the neighbourhood called Soldati, much lower on the economic scale than a club like River Plate. It's fans, like those of the other clubs in Argentina, are staunchly loyal to their team and are violently intolerant of any disrespect by rival fans.
This is not a team whose players are richly rewarded for their talents. Most have to work at other jobs to make a living. The film follows one young player as he goes about his daily routine, rising early to attend his job as waiter in a restaurant and then off to practise.
I remember one poignant scene in which the team's coach has to give them some very troubling news. The whole film made me feel as I was there sweating it out with all the rest of them - players and fans alike.
This movie was better than most other football films I've seen and that was down to its realism and heart wrenching scenes.
Sacachispas the team plays in the neighbourhood called Soldati, much lower on the economic scale than a club like River Plate. It's fans, like those of the other clubs in Argentina, are staunchly loyal to their team and are violently intolerant of any disrespect by rival fans.
This is not a team whose players are richly rewarded for their talents. Most have to work at other jobs to make a living. The film follows one young player as he goes about his daily routine, rising early to attend his job as waiter in a restaurant and then off to practise.
I remember one poignant scene in which the team's coach has to give them some very troubling news. The whole film made me feel as I was there sweating it out with all the rest of them - players and fans alike.
This movie was better than most other football films I've seen and that was down to its realism and heart wrenching scenes.
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- jenni_441-656-102411
- Apr 25, 2016
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