Purely Belter (2000)

Directed by

Mark Herman

Genre

comedy film, association football film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

15

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two teenage friends in Newcastle scheme to raise money for season tickets to their local football club. Their harebrained plans and misfortunes show how far they will go to watch their team play.

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What happens

Purely Belter is a 2000 British comedy drama film directed by Mark Herman about two teenagers (Chris Beattie and Greg McLane) trying to get money, by any means necessary, in order to get season tickets for home games of Premier League football team Newcastle United. It is based on the 2000 novel The Season Ticket by Jonathan Tulloch. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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