The Workers Cup

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The Workers Cup

Released Jun 8, 2018

1h 32m

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Inside Qatar's labor camps, African and Asian migrant workers building the facilities of the 2022 World Cup compete in a football tournament of their own.

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

The result is a fascinating, and no doubt officially sanctioned, glimpse inside the enormous machinery that makes a World Cup happen.

Jul 6, 2018

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

A documentary with a defeated spirit, but with fleeting glimmers about why the oppressed keep playing.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 8, 2018

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Not an expos, and hardly a case of sports-as-uplift, "The Workers Cup" feels like a toe dip when the topic calls for at least a deep wade.

Jun 7, 2018

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Matthew St. Clair

Cinema Sentries

Neither sentimental nor filled with heavy dramatic stakes, The Workers Cup is a straightforward demonstration of why people decide to play sports.

Oct 8, 2020

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Jorge Ignacio Castillo

The Canadian Crew

Much to the film's credit, The Workers Cup treats its subjects as individuals with agency and not as victims, which makes their plight much more relatable. Their story has only started to unfold...

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 28, 2020

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

The clean and sharp simplicity with which Sobel presents such an insidious situation is what gives "The Workers Cup" much of its considerable power, disarming audiences with its personable subjects and casual displays of the daily indignities they face.

Nov 1, 2018

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Emotional and Uplifting... The context and storyline makes you cherish those sporting moments you experience on a daily basis and give you a great insight into the lives of those working in Qatar.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Inside Qatar's labor camps, African and Asian migrant workers building the facilities of the 2022 World Cup compete in a football tournament of their own.

Director: Adam Sobel
Distributor: Passion River
Production Co: Mediadante
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 8, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 3, 2018
Runtime: 1h 32m