The trailer has debuted for Netflix‘s forthcoming football drama ‘The Beautiful Game’.
The film stars Bill Nighy, Micheal Ward, Susan Wokoma, Callum Scott Howells, Kit Young, Sheyi Cole, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Robin Nazari, Aoi Okuyama, Cristina Rodlo, Tadashi Watanabe, Kazuhiro Muroyama and Valeria Golino. It is directed by Thea Sharrock (‘Me Before You’).
Mal (Nighy) is the manager of England’s homeless football team, taking his players to Rome with the hope of being crowned champions of the Homeless World Cup, a global street soccer tournament. At the last minute he decides to bring with them a talented striker Vinny (Ward), who could give them a real chance at winning, but only if he’s ready to let go of his past and become part of the team.
Made with the support of the Homeless World Cup, ‘The Beautiful Game’ is a film of second chances – where homeless teams from around the world find that all roads lead to Rome, and everything’s to play for.
‘The Beautiful Game’ was written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, and produced by Blueprint Pictures’ Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin & Ben Knight with Anita Overland and Colin Farrell. The executive producers are Diarmuid McKeown, Claudine Farrell and Ollie Madden and Daniel Battsek for Film4.
‘The Beautiful Game’ will be released in select cinemas on 22nd March 2024 and will be streaming on Netflix from 29th March.
