The Defenders (2023)

Directed by

Matthew Bate

Genre

documentary

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 30m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A refugee soccer player from Australia is arrested in Thailand on an Interpol warrant for alleged terrorism. His past as a whistleblower about torture in Bahrain sparks a diplomatic fight involving multiple countries and FIFA. A group of campaigners, including a former Australian football captain, work to secure his release.

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