The Match

2020
1h 59m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

925

YOUR RATING

Armand Assante, Franco Nero, Caspar Phillipson, and Filip Tallhamn in The Match (2020)

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Prison Drama Soccer Drama History Sport War

Inspired by true events from the spring of 1944 when the Nazis organized a soccer match between a team of camp inmates and an elite Nazi team on Adolf Hitler's birthday. A match the prisoner... Read allInspired by true events from the spring of 1944 when the Nazis organized a soccer match between a team of camp inmates and an elite Nazi team on Adolf Hitler's birthday. A match the prisoners are determined to win, no matter what happensInspired by true events from the spring of 1944 when the Nazis organized a soccer match between a team of camp inmates and an elite Nazi team on Adolf Hitler's birthday. A match the prisoners are determined to win, no matter what happens

Directors
- Dominik Sedlar
- Jakov Sedlar
Writers
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

925

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Dominik Sedlar
- Jakov Sedlar
Writers
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total

Videos2

Photos25

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User reviews12

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Gordon-11

Touching and captivating

The story is touching and captivating. It shows hope in the darkest moments, and shows how human spirits can transcend into selflessness for the greater good.

3VKintheUK-83-552768

A poor version of a great story

The plot is dull, the football action meek and amateurish. Three stars fully justified by cameos from Viduka, Kova & Lovren. More of a freestyle, pseudo-docu reconstruction that looks cheap and.fails to generate any emotional attachment. Really poor.

9gianmarcoronconi

Wonderfull

This is not a real review, it should be understood more as a collection of impressions on the film.

A low-budget film that tells the story of a football match between Nazis and prisoners in a concentration camp, that said, the film seems to be a very sad half-assed film and instead it turns out to be a compelling and emotionally charged thing that fully captures you from the beginning to the end, mixing moments heavy and trying to beautiful scenes of lightness and lightheartedness so as to give a complete film which, even if it tells a tragic and terrible story, does not fall into total despair because it wants to teach us something and it does so masterfully.

8imael_mo

Another side of the typical war story line

I absolutely loved this move. As I have seen many pre war movies. I already had an assumption in my mind about this movie. But it was different. Sensitive and daring at the same time. Ppl will give their last if they believe in what's it's right. You can't deny anyone talent.

10gemini-69371

I don't have any words

I am never speechless. But I really don't have the words. There aren't any You have to watch for yourself, and the actors, still no words.

Thank you for sharing this with the world.

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Trivia
A loose remake of À nous la victoire (1981).

Goofs
Space Boots -- Low-cut (below the ankle) football boots/ soccer cleats were not invented until 1954, ten years after this movie takes place. The boots worn in the game are very modern, with the collared pair shown at 1:48:20 coming out at least 70 years after the game.

Which Way Did He Go? -- Kick-offs could not go backward in 1944. First pass had to be forward from 1883-2016.

Clothes Maketh Man -- The goalkeeper is wearing the same jersey as his team, which was (and still is) against the rules.