The Match

Drama Historical Sports War

Croatia, United States

English

July 25, 2021

1hr 59min

Status: released

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Movie Details:

Country	United States, Croatia
Language	English
Genres	Drama, History, Sport, War
Release date	July 2021 (Jewish film festival) July 25, 2021
Running time	1hr 59min
Starring	Franco Nero Armand Assante Caspar Phillipson
Directed by	Dominik Sedar Jakov Sedlar
Written by	Gary Hertz Stephen Ollendorff Dominik Sedlar
Produced by	Johnny Arreola Cassandra Gava Stephen Ollendorff Jakov Sedlar Lana Strmečki Orsat Zovko
Cinematography by	Davor Bjelanović
Edited by	Denis Golenja
Music by	Dalibor Grubačević
Production Company	Ineomedia (Special Effects) Nexus Production (music mastering) Ollendorff Center Oluja Film VISION Studios
Distributor	Mutiny Pictures (USA) Vendetta Film (Australia, New Zealand) A2 Filmes (Latin America) Altitude Film Distribution (United Kingdom) Eagle Pictures (Italy) Exponenta Films (Russia) Black Hill Pictures (Germany) Bulow Media (Spain) Star Entertainment (India) Movement Pictures (Korea) Best Digital (Taiwan) Jabadoo (Benelux) Italia Film (Middle East) Royal Holding (Scandinavia) Encore Inflight (Airlines)

Cast & Characters:

Franco Nero as Branko
Caspar Phillipson as Colonel Franz
Armand Assante as Commander
Markus Gertken as General
Viktor Kulhanek as Young Branko
Andrej Dojkić as Laszlo Horvath
Filip Tallhamn as Karolyi Faraco
Philippe Reinhardt as Henckel
Milton Welsh as Peter
Paško Vukasović as Tibor
Inva Mula as Magda Stekely
Andrea Zirio as Sandor Stekely
Robert Maaser as Hans Gruber
Lujo Kunčević as Tomasz
Mateo Kovačić as Footballer #1
Dejan Lovren as Footballer #2
Ivan Colarić as Janko

Storyline:

Inspired by true events which transpired in the spring of 1944. To commemorate Adolf Hitler’s birthday, the Nazis organized a soccer match between an elite Nazi team and a squad of inmates made up of ex-footballers and political prisoners. Led by the charismatic former National Football captain, the team of prisoners, despite the obstacles confronting them, are determined to win no matter what happens.

About Movie:

The Match is a Croatian-American sports historical drama directed by Dominik and Jakov Sedlar and starring Franco Nero, Armand Assante, and Caspar Phillipson. The film was inspired by true events which transpired in the spring of 1944.

The film premiered at The Jewish International Film Festival in New Zealand on July 25, 2021, and it was released theatrically in the United States, on October 29, 2021, by Mutiny Pictures. On December 2, 2021, the film had its television premiere on Showtime Networks.

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