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      The Power of the Game

      2007 1h 40m Documentary List
      Reviews This ambitious documentary looks at the 2006 World Cup and the lives of people who have so much invested in the global soccer tournament. Director Michael Apted profiles a pioneering female Iranian reporter as she gets ready to cover the event, and he contrasts the degree of enthusiasm among fans in working-class African and South American communities with the relative indifference in the United States. The film also depicts South Africa's preparations to host the World Cup in 2010. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member It should come as no great surprise that this documentary examining the power of the beautiful game is tepid and perfunctionary being directed as it is by Michael Apted (The World Is Not Enough, Gorky Park, Class Action). But it is kind of perplexing how one can make such a passionless film about a subject that inspires the craziest joy in people. Chronicling the fortunes of various countries as they qualify for the 2006 World Cup this has pretensions beyond its formal and intellectual reach and a myopic preoccupation with East/West dichotomies dilutes further any hope of being inspirational. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis This ambitious documentary looks at the 2006 World Cup and the lives of people who have so much invested in the global soccer tournament. Director Michael Apted profiles a pioneering female Iranian reporter as she gets ready to cover the event, and he contrasts the degree of enthusiasm among fans in working-class African and South American communities with the relative indifference in the United States. The film also depicts South Africa's preparations to host the World Cup in 2010.
      Director
      Michael Apted
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 40m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital