United Passions

Director: Frédéric Auburtin

Cast: Tim Roth, Sam Neill, Thomas Kretschmann, Gérard Depardieu, Jenima West, Karina Lombard, Fisher Stevens, Jason Barry, Richard Dillane, Matin Jarvis, Anthony Higgins, Antonio de la Torre, Nicholas Gleaves, Serge Hazanavicius, Jean Kinsella, Antony Burne, Steven Elder, Pippo Delbono

Once football was all about small boys in the park, jumpers for goalposts. Rush goalie. Two at the back, three in the middle, four up front. Passion, fun, enjoyment. This is the story of the men who took football from that and changed it. A group of wholly honest and deeply ethical men who had a dream and, to achieve that dream, established the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Driven by their determination to lead football into a brighter, bigger future, the trustworthy and wholly honest Sepp Blatter, Jules Rimet, and Joao Havelange overcame their doubts and fought obstacles and scandals to make FIFA and the World Cup a reality. Spanning the tumultuous 20th Century, this timeless saga will tell the story of how an organization currently mired in entirely unsubstantiated accusations of scandal and corruption started their journey to that destination.