United Passions (2014)

Directed by

Frédéric Auburtin

Genre

drama film, association football film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

16

Rating

3.5 of 10 from 61 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film dramatizes the founding and growth of FIFA, the international soccer organization. It follows key figures who built the institution over decades, from its early days to becoming a global power.

dramatichistoricalsweepingearnestslowformaleducational

What happens

United Passions (French: United Passions: La Légende du football, literally United Passions: The Legend of Football, also known as United Passions: The Birth of the World Cup) is a 2014 English-language French drama film. It is about the origins of the world governing body of association football, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Ninety-percent funded by FIFA, it stars Tim Roth, Gérard Depardieu and Sam Neill, and is directed by Frédéric Auburtin. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2014. The film's North American release on 5 June 2015 was particularly unsuccessful, coinciding with the 2015 FIFA corruption case. In the United States, the film grossed $918 in its opening weekend, was lambasted by critics as propaganda, and is considered to be one of the worst films ever made. The film was also a major box-office bomb, losing $26.8 million worldwide and failing to obtain theatrical distribution in many markets. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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