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The Holy Game

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From directors Brent Hodge (I Am Chris Farley, Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary) and Chris Kelly (The Slowest Show, This Is That), THE HOLY GAME offers an exclusive look at an officially sanctioned Vatican soccer tournament for priests. Beyond the Vatican walls, there is a soccer championship like no other in which young priests in seminary from around the world gather to play in the Clericus Cup. The film explores religion, sport, and tradition, and examines why people around the world still sacrifice so much to become a priest.

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Sr. Rose Pacatte National Catholic Reporter While I admit I wanted to see more soccer in the film, there is much humanity and grace in "The Holy Game." Oct 8, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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James C The first 50 minutes are slow but weave a story of normal, young men from around the world who are pursuing the priesthood. Sadly the entire movie has but maybe 7-10 minutes of actual soccer related material. The first 50 minutes are interesting enough to watch. However, Hollywood can’t go without an hour without denigrating the Catholi Church, and of course, at minute 51 we get tossed the curveball of priest scandals and celibacy issues. Why the directors felt the need to completely change the tenor, tone, and direction of the film is beyond me. Moreover, you took a G-rated film and made it into. PG-13 film. I have to explain sex abuse and illegitimate children to young kids? Why take what could have been a simple, yet fun story about men from around the world playing soccer and make it into a political statement? Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis From directors Brent Hodge (I Am Chris Farley, Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary) and Chris Kelly (The Slowest Show, This Is That), THE HOLY GAME offers an exclusive look at an officially sanctioned Vatican soccer tournament for priests. Beyond the Vatican walls, there is a soccer championship like no other in which young priests in seminary from around the world gather to play in the Clericus Cup. The film explores religion, sport, and tradition, and examines why people around the world still sacrifice so much to become a priest.
Director
Brent Hodge, Chris Kelly
Producer
Lauren Bercovitch, Aly Kelly, Jasleen Kaur
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 9m