Possible spoilers:
I saw this movie on the Buddhist channel (yes in Holland every group has it's own channel)
It is called "The Other Final" cause it is played on the same day that the World Cup final was played in Japan between Brazil and Germany,but after watching this documentary: Who Cares about that match!?!
The documentary,shot by Dutch film makers because my nation screwed up during qualifications and didn't compete in the World Cup finals of 2002 but in the end this was even better cause else this film probably would have never been made. Anyway,the doc focuses on a match between the lowest ranked football nations Bhutan and Montserrat.The match itself is played in the Himalaya country of Bhutan.This means that the players of Montserrat (an island in the Caribbean) has to travel all around the world to reach their destination,but for them that isn't important.They just want to play honest football.
What makes this movie so brilliant isn't the high level of football,but the REAL level of football.For once it isn't about money,off side or late substitutions but about the fun in playing football.To see it is quite a relief.To see a player of Montserrat looking for a lost ball in the bushes is totally hilarious but so familiar as I used to do the same thing in my childhood.That's what makes it a REAL football movie.
Of course the level is inferior,for instance Bhutan has played a match before this one against Kuwait (not a great team,I can assure you) and the lost it 20-0! But again,who cares! After this final both teams are true winners.
The final itself isn't that important in the doc,it focuses more on the preparations of the organization and the players which is really a joy to watch. My title "the other game" wasn't really true.This is the real game where no one cares about money about regulations.Just PLAY football! Therefore this the not the "Other" final,but the "Real" final.
An absolute must see for every football fan or anybody else for that matter.It is said that one of the world's greatest players Zinedine Zidane really loved it and saw it several times,that is nice to hear.
Great work and a small thank you to the players of Holland for not reaching the World Cup Tournament. 9/10
I saw this movie on the Buddhist channel (yes in Holland every group has it's own channel)
It is called "The Other Final" cause it is played on the same day that the World Cup final was played in Japan between Brazil and Germany,but after watching this documentary: Who Cares about that match!?!
The documentary,shot by Dutch film makers because my nation screwed up during qualifications and didn't compete in the World Cup finals of 2002 but in the end this was even better cause else this film probably would have never been made. Anyway,the doc focuses on a match between the lowest ranked football nations Bhutan and Montserrat.The match itself is played in the Himalaya country of Bhutan.This means that the players of Montserrat (an island in the Caribbean) has to travel all around the world to reach their destination,but for them that isn't important.They just want to play honest football.
What makes this movie so brilliant isn't the high level of football,but the REAL level of football.For once it isn't about money,off side or late substitutions but about the fun in playing football.To see it is quite a relief.To see a player of Montserrat looking for a lost ball in the bushes is totally hilarious but so familiar as I used to do the same thing in my childhood.That's what makes it a REAL football movie.
Of course the level is inferior,for instance Bhutan has played a match before this one against Kuwait (not a great team,I can assure you) and the lost it 20-0! But again,who cares! After this final both teams are true winners.
The final itself isn't that important in the doc,it focuses more on the preparations of the organization and the players which is really a joy to watch. My title "the other game" wasn't really true.This is the real game where no one cares about money about regulations.Just PLAY football! Therefore this the not the "Other" final,but the "Real" final.
An absolute must see for every football fan or anybody else for that matter.It is said that one of the world's greatest players Zinedine Zidane really loved it and saw it several times,that is nice to hear.
Great work and a small thank you to the players of Holland for not reaching the World Cup Tournament. 9/10