REGGAE BOYZ, THE
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Jamaica has one of the highest murder rates in the world, but on November 16, 1997, when Jamaica's national soccer team — a.k.a. the Reggae Boyz — qualified for the 1998 World Cup, not a single bullet was fired in the country. As the Reggae Boyz embark on their 2014 World Cup campaign, a steel factory worker named Tuffy Anderson dreams of playing on the national team, competing in his local amateur league by night and refusing to give up his dream. Back on the soccer field, Jamaica's hopes come crashing down after a devastating losing streak. To revitalize the mission, Jamaica hires Winfried Schäfer, a journeyman coach who is known in his native Germany as Winnie Wahnsinn ("Wacky Winnie"). Together with local reggae band Nomaddz, some sage advice from the legendary Bunny Wailer and the talent and optimism of Tuffy, Winnie sets the national team on a path to success that culminates with Jamaica's first-ever Gold Cup Final. (Note adapted from German Documentaries.) Official Selection, 2018 Krakow Film Festival. DIR/SCR/PROD Till Schauder; PROD Sara Nodjoumi. Jamaica/Germany, 2018, color, 75 min. In English. NOT RATED
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Run Time: 75 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, June 09, 2019
Genre: Documentary - sports
