New Beckham series coming on Netflix. He might not be everyone's cup of tea, but it's produced by John Battsek who is like the doco kingpin, so I'm picking it'll be a decent watch.
Have started watching Netflix offering about Rene Higuita - from what I've seen so far, if you're old enough to remember him, you'll enjoy what they've put together :)
This is one of the most incredible sport docos I've ever seen, never mind football:
Fascinating and depressingly also underscores that a peaceful Israeli-Arab solution, really looks a pipedream. Most Israelis I've met travelling are pretty moderate, but there is obviously a not small % of the popn that are far right nutty racist.
Not sure if this has been mentioned in another thread, but I'd encourage anyone interested to chuck a couple of dollars at this project, looks like a worthy cause :)
Started watching a series on Netflix about Fatih Terim - seems pretty interesting so far (especially if you're old enough to remember him in his pomp!)
Finished the Fatih Terim series on Netflix - can highly recommend, is very well done, they use some great archive footage, and is a great story all round.
Another doco worth watching is "Mission to Burnley" available free on TVNZ plus Covers seasons 2021/22 (relegation) and 2022/2023 (promotion) and is largely focused on the purchase of the club by an American hedge fund (Mormon controlled),relegation from the Premier League , and promtion in the first season of Vincent Kompany. Not sure if there are further parts coming or not. Can't really understand how the Yanks thought they were going to make a return on their investment but interesting to see some of the decision making around the transfer windows. Kompany is a very impressive guy .
Screening Maori TV Wednesday night. (see image below) They screen an interesting range of movies. Many are available on demand on their website too. This one may subsequently be on their website too: MĀORI+ | Whakaata Māori (Māori Television) (maoriplus.co.nz)
Does anyone know where I can watch "the home game"? I heard about it on The Sweeper podcast and it's meant to be about an Icelandic team's efforts to building a pitch in their village
Does anyone know where I can watch "the home game"? I heard about it on The Sweeper podcast and it's meant to be about an Icelandic team's efforts to building a pitch in their village
It has been on Rialto Channel on Sky in recent months. It's no longer on demand on Sky Go, but it is being repeated on Rialto soon on Wednes. Nov. 6. If you have Sky, you could subscribe to Rialto for one month ($11) You would see some other good movies too (and have access to some of Rialto's past movies on Sky Go).
The Home Game
Documentary (2023)
Wed, 6 Nov, 4:05 pm Rialto Channel
A man wants to fulfil his father's failed dream: to get their beloved village a home game on the unused football pitch he built. 2023. Iceland. Directors: Smari Gunn, Logi Sigursveinsson
MY POST ON ANOTHER FEVER FORUM: For a great insight into Icelandic football and culture, I recommend the recent internationally popular ("Audience Prize" Glasgow Film Festival 2024) Icelandic football documentary "The Home Game" which has been screening on Rialto Channel on Sky here in NZ. Small countries like Iceland and NZ are not hampered so much by a class system and can draw on a community's diverse talents - here even a tiny Icelandic fishing village has some very smart people with good coaching and organizational ability and people from all walks of life throw their hats in to achieve above anyone's expectations. "The Home Game is a delightful low-budget Icelandic documentary that couldn't be further removed from the cash-rich, morally bankrupt propensities of professional soccer, and follows the tale of the reformation of a rural Icelandic village's football team, whose aim is to compete in the country's FA Cup competition on home soil for the first time in their history. Hellissandur, a remote fishing town in the West of Iceland, is home to a population of just 369 people and to the area's football team, Reynir FC.... This sleepy, rather unremarkable town is the birthplace of Kari Gylfason, a 30-something father of one, who seeks to complete what his father could not 25 years earlier when he first established the club and built a pitch with difficulty amongst volcanic rock, losing 10-0 away in their first and only FA Cup game. Kari must fashion a half-competent soccer team out of the community's willing and able-bodied — a tall order considering the limited pool of players and the extremely harsh Icelandic conditions." Review, Movieweb.com Postscript: Reynir FC now compete in the Icelandic league system. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D1wPzVNCJI
Screening Maori TV Wednesday night. (see image below) They screen an interesting range of movies. Many are available on demand on their website too. This one may subsequently be on their website too: MĀORI+ | Whakaata Māori (Māori Television) (maoriplus.co.nz)
Screening Maori TV Wednesday night. (see image below) They screen an interesting range of movies. Many are available on demand on their website too. This one may subsequently be on their website too: MĀORI+ | Whakaata Māori (Māori Television) (maoriplus.co.nz)
Whenever I visit NZ from Aussie, the Maori TV is my favourite. Love myself a good overseas arthouse movie.
And sorry (no sorry) the commercial NZ TV channels are awful. The TV news content is shark, and 10 mins on the weather is 9 mins too much.
TVNZ+ website for on demand content is the way to go for much more interesting shows than they screen on the terrestrial TV One and TV Two channels. Also, many public library memberships in NZ allow you free access to free movie streaming sites around the world like Kanopy, Access Video and Beamafilm. As an example, here's what your library membership gives you access to in Christchurch where I live: https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/movies-and-tv/ More than 10,000 films from around the world available. The latest issues of the great World Soccer magazine (and some other football mags) are also available to read online for free via the public library website.
Some great football documentaries on Rialto Channel on Sky recently: "Everton, Howard's Way" about Howard Kendall's great Everton side of the 1980's: https://www.skygo.co.nz/movie/mac_11766803 and "Sven" made in Sven Goran Eriksson's final year on the planet: https://www.skygo.co.nz/movie/mac_11766837 If you have Sky, worth subscribing to Rialto for a month to ($11) see these. Both are available on demand on Sky Go. You'll find other good stuff on Rialto too.
I've come across this great documentary provider, Doc Play. We get the Aussie version in NZ. Thousands of really good docs on all kinds of subjects. I've been enjoying the Ken Burns ones and the rock music ones recently. It also has many excellent sports (including football) docs.
Quit before your two months is up if you don't want to continue at full price. Offer ends Monday July 14 You don't have to be a Prime Video customer I think. Just sign up for free to Amazon.com to get this offer or the other ones going.
Not strictly football, but there is a doco on Netflix about ex-Flamengo goalkeeper Bruno, and his involvement in the murder of the mother of his son. Fairly grim in places, and not specifically football, but does give insight into the status of elite footballers and the problems that can generate or enable...
