Believe (2013)

Directed by

David Scheinmann

Genre

drama film, association football film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1984 Manchester, a retired football manager coaches a team of working-class boys. Their captain is a talented but unruly teenager who must learn discipline.

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What happens

Believe is a 2013 British sports drama film directed by David Scheinmann. Set in Manchester in 1984 and based on true events, it stars Brian Cox as Scottish football manager Sir Matt Busby, who comes out of retirement to coach a team of young working-class boys captained by the talented but unruly Georgie Gallagher (played by Jack Smith). The film also stars Natascha McElhone as Erica Gallagher, Anne Reid as Jean Busby, and Toby Stephens as Georgie's prospective headmaster. Believe was released theatrically in the United Kingdom on 25 July 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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