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The Beautiful Game is a 2024 British sports drama directed by Thea Sharrock and written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce. The story follows an English football team traveling to Rome to compete in the Homeless World Cup, a real international tournament for people affected by homelessness and related circumstances. The film is intended for viewers interested in character-driven sports stories, social issues, and fictional narratives based on real community events.
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Is the Homeless World Cup in The Beautiful Game real?
Yes, the Homeless World Cup is a real annual street-soccer tournament for people affected by homelessness, co-founded by Mel Young and first held in Graz, Austria, in 2003. The film's tournament setting in Rome is fictionalized, but the organization and competition genuinely exist.
Who plays the England coach in The Beautiful Game?
Bill Nighy plays Mal, the soft-spoken manager of England's homeless football squad, with Michael Ward as talented but guarded striker Vinny. Thea Sharrock directs from a script by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, the British writer behind '24 Hour Party People.'
Where can I watch The Beautiful Game?
It's a Netflix original, released globally on the streaming service in spring 2024. As a Netflix film, it streams exclusively there rather than in theaters in most territories.
Is The Beautiful Game based on a real England team?
The characters are fictional, but the story is inspired by the real Homeless World Cup and the national teams it fields each year. The production reportedly involved people with lived experience of homelessness to keep the portrayal authentic.
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