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Mai Mai Ti's 2008 (2008)

Mai Mai Ti's 2008 poster
Original title
买买提的2008
Directed by
Xirzat Yahup
Genre
drama, family
Country
mainland China
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a small Xinjiang village, a group of Uyghur kids form a soccer team with the dream of going to Beijing for the 2008 Olympics. With two coaches, they train hard and aim to win the county championship.

upliftingenergeticheartfeltwholesomefast-pacedhopefulplayfulinspiring

What happens

《买买提的2008》(维吾尔老文字:مەمەتنىڭ 2008 يېلى,拉丁维吾尔文:Memetning 2008 yëli)是2008年上映,由天山电影制片厂制作,西尔扎提·亚合甫执导,张冰编剧,伊斯拉木江·瓦力斯、阿孜古丽·热西提、木拉丁·阿不力米提等主演的青春励志影片。《买买提的2008》是为迎接2008年夏季奥林匹克运动会而创作的影片。曾获得第13届中国电影华表奖优秀少儿童牛影片奖,以及第27届中国电影金鸡奖的两项提名。 《买买提的2008》背景故事取材于新疆百年足球村——克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州的依克萨克村。电影主要讲述的是一群来自新疆沙尾村(即电影中村子的名称)的维吾尔族小孩,基于足球这一共同爱好组成足球队,在买买提和迪里拜尔教练的带领下获得县比赛冠军,并完成前往北京看奥运会梦想的故事。《买买提的2008》累计票房进128万元人民币。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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