Boleiros: Era Uma Vez o Futebol... (1998)

Original title

Boleiros: Era uma Vez o Futebol...

Directed by

Ugo Giorgetti

Genre

comedy film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

L

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of retired football players meet at a bar in Sao Paulo. They swap stories about their past careers and the funny things that happened on and off the field.

nostalgicconversationalleisurelywarmbittersweetreflectivecomedic

What happens

Boleiros - Era uma Vez o Futebol... is a 1998 Brazilian comedy drama film written and directed by Ugo Giorgetti. The film revolves around a group of former football players who gather at a bar in São Paulo, where they reminisce about past glories and curious stories from the time when they were still professional players. The film received the Special Jury Prize at the Amiens International Film Festival in 1998 and an APCA Award for Best Screenplay in 1999. The film received a sequel, Boleiros 2 - Vencedores e Vencidos, in 2006. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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