The Beautiful Game

The Beautiful Game

Released on
Documentary
Runtime
75 mins
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In the Ivorian capital Abidjan, the boys are fantasizing about life as a footballer in Europe. For many of them football is a ticket to a brighter future for themselves and their families. The dream suddenly comes true for one of them when a Swedish agent takes the merely 17-year old talent to a club in Stockholm. From the moment he is scouted to his arrival in the cold North, the expectations of the young talent are enormous. Everybody, from his family to his agents and new club put their hopes into him. But can he with stand the pressure that goes hand in hand with a career in professional football?

Cast

  • Kossonou Odilon

Director

  • Olof Berglind

Producers

  • Fredrik Heinig

Screenwriter

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