Men in the Arena

Documentaire

2017, 1h 26min

A touching story of friendship, struggle and triumph, the film follows the journey of two Somali national soccer team friends chasing their dreams in the face of impossible odds. After surviving two decades of war, Saadiq, 17, and Sa’ad, 19, the team’s most promising stars, enter the only televised match of the year hoping scouts will be watching. With passports of no value on the world stage, soccer may be their only shot to escape a growing terror threat, persecution and poverty. Against the backdrop of fear and shared sacrifice, they embark on separate but equally improbable journeys. In the opportunity of a lifetime, Saadiq sets off for America with dreams of an education and a soccer career. Sa’ad continues his career in Mogadishu with the hopes of someday being reunited with his friend. Their biggest dream is shared – to be symbols of hope to generations who have only known war.

'Men in the Arena' – ‪documentaire ‬‪film‬ geproduceerd in USA, Kenya, Djibouti en Somalia en uitgebracht in 2017. Deze heeft een geweldige waardering op IMDb: 7.8 sterren op 10. Het is een lange film die 1h 26min duurt. 'Men in the Arena' is momenteel beschikbaar te huur en te kopen op YouTube Movies. Klik op een afspeellink om nu te kijken!

Land: Djibouti, Verenigde Staten, Somalië, Kenia

Regisseur:

J.R. Biersmith