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After suffering a career-ending knee injury, a former college football star aligns himself with one of the most renowned touts in the sports-gambling business.
Tag: Sport
The Return of the Cup – The Film 2019 • Movie
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30 years after their last major title, Eintracht win the DFB Cup on 19 May 2018. It’s a momentous occasion for both the club and the fans. The yearning of an entire region is satisfied and about 100,000 people rock Frankfurt’s bank towers the next day. A film team accompanied the team from their arrival in Berlin for the match to the celebrations at the Römer in Frankfurt. The documentary provides exclusive insights into the inner workings of the team, recounting all of the emotions around the historic 3:1 victory over Bayern and the passion with which everyone involved worked to succeed in the final. Looking back on a historic weekend What did Coach Kovac say during the last team meeting at a Berlin hotel before the final? How does CEO Hellmann describe the situation and the mood at the club before the Cup Final? What does club legend Karl-Heinz Körbel say about his moment with the DFB Cup shortly before the presentation ceremony? What was going through Player Boateng’s mind as the video evidence was being examined shortly before the end? What happened in the dressing room shortly after the game? The film answers all of these questions and offers a unique view of Eintracht Frankfurt’ DFB Cup victory. The film is also a pure delight for neutral football fans, because it shows how an entire region’s yearning for a major title was satisfied. Summary: Sports Documentation Length: 89 minutes Release date: 4 February 2019 (Germany/2 weeks special screening in selected cinemas)
Distance Between Dreams 2016 • Movie
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In Distance Between Dreams, the most historic year in big wave surfing comes to life through the eyes of iconic surfer Ian Walsh, as he sets mind and body in motion to redefine the upper limits of what’s considered rideable.
Rom Boys: 40 Years of Rad 2020 • Movie
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When a tragedy strikes the worlds most unique skate park, a dogged group of old school skaters, BMXers and street artists team up to fight for its survival.
Together: Treble Winners 2024 • TvSeries
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Follows the chronicling of Manchester City’s 2022-2023 season, following the team through preseason, new player arrivals, and their journey to a historic treble.
The Beautiful Game 2024 • Movie
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Advocates to end homelessness, organize an annual tournament for Homeless men to compete in a series of football matches known as The Homeless World Cup.
Ellyas Pical 2024 • TvSeries
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Ellyas Pical is a former boxer born in Saparua, Maluku, on March 24 1960. Ellyas has succeeded in becoming one of the legends of Indonesian boxing because of the series of brilliant achievements he has achieved. Ellyas won the IBF world title in bantamweight in 1985 and became the first Indonesian boxer to win the world title. Throughout his career, Ellyas Pical has competed against world-class boxers and successfully defended his title five times.
Stadium Nuts 1972 • Movie
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Les Charlots, a French rock group, continue their adventures, in the manner of the Beatles in Hard Day’s Night. This is their second adventure. The foursome are on holiday, camping outside a village. The Olympic flame is going to pass through the village. A grocer, charged to prepare a celebration, calls upon the four to help. One of the four falls for the grocer’s daughter. However, she runs away after the sportsman carrying the flame. The foursome set of to find her and win her back.
Reel Rock 14 2019 • Movie
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The Reel Rock Film Tour, one of climbing’s greatest celebrations, returns with a new collection of world premiere films. In The High Road, the powerful and bold Nina Williams tests herself on some of the highest, most difficult boulder problems ever climbed.
The Fight Within 2016 • Movie
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Logan Chandler, a young MMA fighter seeks to overcome a troubled past and build a new life based on a new faith and a new found love, but is forced back into the fighting world by Hayden Dressler, a local MMA professional.
Monster Brawl 2023 • Movie
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Eight classic monsters fight to the death in an explosive wrestling tournament set inside an abandoned and cursed graveyard.
Garuda 19 2014 • Movie
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The true story of finding and uniting the Indonesia national under-19 football team to win the 2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in Sidoarjo.
All This Mayhem 2014 • Movie
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All This Mayhem is a searing account of what happens when raw talent and extreme personalities collide. In this unflinching, never-before-seen account of drugs and the dark side of professional skateboarding, brothers Tas and Ben Pappas’ intense bond and charisma take them from the pinnacle of their sport into a spiraling world of self-destruction.
Tori Girl! 2017 • Movie
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Toriyama Yukina is finally in at the university of her choice to major in science. She studied hard to get in. The school is not exactly as she had imagined however. She has a crush on Kei and is motivated to join the man-flight club as a result, which competes in the contest of that same name. Obviously Yukina wants to buddy up with Kei, alas it may not be happening.
Back in the Day 2016 • Movie
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A young boxer is taken under the wing of a mob boss after his Mother dies and his Father is run out of town for being an abusive alcoholic.
John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection 2018 • Movie
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A documentary set at the final of the 1984 French Open between John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl at a time when McEnroe was the world’s top-ranked player.
Notorious Nick 2021 • Movie
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Nick Newell, a one-armed MMA fighter gets a rare chance to fight for the lightweight championship. He strives to win for himself and all the other people in the world with physical challenges.
Free! 2013 • TvSeries
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Four high school students: Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa and Rin, all took part in a swimming tournament shortly before the end of high school and then lost touch with each other. Years later, they reunite.
Rodeo Girl: Dream Champion 2018 • Movie
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Shipped off to her American dad’s ranch for the summer, a teen and her horse Lucky Lass compete for a spot at the National Youth Rodeo.
’85: The Greatest Team in Football History 2016 • Movie
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1985 Chicago Bears. This movie will reveal the full story behind the 1985 Super Bowl Shuffle Chicago Bears.
The Dawn Wall 2018 • Movie
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In an unbelievable story of perseverance, free climber Tommy Caldwell and climbing partner Kevin Jorgeson attempt to scale the impossible 3000ft Dawn Wall of El Capitan.
A Skin So Soft 2018 • Movie
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Jean-François, Ronald, Alexis, Cédric, Benoit and Maxim are gladiators of modern times. From the strongman to the top-class bodybuilder, to the veteran who has become a trainer, they all share the same definition and obsession with overcoming their limitations. They are waiting for the next competition, working hard in the gym and following extreme diets.
The Perfect Catch 2017 • TvMovie
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Jessica, a single parent, owner of a struggling diner, finds the inspiration she needed when her high school boyfriend, Chase, a professional baseball player returns to town.
Johnny Be Good 1988 • Movie
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Johnny’s the top high-school football player and many colleges want him. His girlfriend, coach and best friend want him in the college, serving themselves most.
Mad About Mambo 2000 • Movie
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A Catholic high-school student trying to perfect his soccer timing by practicing dance falls in love with his dance partner.
Ballet Boys 2015 • Movie
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Ballet Boys takes you through disappointments, victories, forging of friendship, first loves, doubt, faith, growing apart from each other, finding your own way and own ambitions, all mixed with the beautiful expression of ballet.
Dragon Girls 2013 • Movie
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The documentary “Drachenmädchen” (Dragon Girls) tells the story of three Chinese girls, training to become Kung Fu fighters, far away from their families at the Shaolin Tagou Kung Fu School, located right next to the Shaolin Monastery in China, place of origin of Kung Fu. Three girls in a crowd of 27.000 children, under pressure to conform to the norms and structures: They are turned into fighting robots and yet, if you look behind the curtain, you see children with dreams and aspirations.