For all the football freaks, 16th IFFK offers, seven films on football, in its Kicking and Screening Section. The splendor of the game is recreated from grounds to celluloid in this new package. Except the Two half times in Hell, all the other films in this section are latest.
TWO HALF TIMES IN HELL(1962), directed by Zoltan Fabri, is a film cherished by football fans and films lovers across the world with a tint of pain, will surely make the festival worth watching. The plot of the film is a match organized by Nazi officers for Hitler’s birthday, in which Germans play against Hungarian prisoners of war.
TWO ESCOBARS, 2010 Film by Jeff Zimbalist and Michael Zimbalist, narrates the story of Pablo Escobar, a Colombian drug mafia don and Andres Escobar, Colombian Football Player. In 1994 World cup, Andres Escobar’s one mistake in field, dashed the pride of an entire nation. The player was murdered for this, by Colombian drug mafia.
WILL, directed by Ellen Perry is a sentimental journey of an orphan child to see the 2005 Champions League final. SOKA AFRIKA, by Suridh Hassan tackles the problem of trafficking of young footballers from Africa to the European leagues through the story of two aspiring footballers who set out to find their fame and fortune.
GAMES OF THEIR LIVES by David Anspaugh, showcases the match between Italy and Korea in the 1950 World cup. GARUDA DI DADAKU, Indonasean Film directed by Ifa Isfansyah, tells a boy's dream to become a soccer player. Argentanian movie OFFSIDE, directed by David Marcques deals with an Argentine Doctor’s life and his love for football.
All films in this package are the selections from the Kicking and Screening Film Festival, Newyork.
