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World Cup "intermission" boring? Check out the super-combustible soccer movie

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World Cup "intermission" boring? Check out the super-combustible soccer movie

Cover news reporter Yang Fan

The World Cup in Qatar is in full swing. If you're a die-hard fan and don't think it's enough to watch three group games a day, we've selected eight of the hottest football videos of all time, which keep the unruly soul flying on the green field during the "gap" period when there is no live broadcast.

The great sport of football was born in the UK, and the British have also made many great football films that will forever be recorded in history. It is also worth mentioning that "Kyoto Ball Man" is one of the classic football films that best represent China, which was shot by Eming Film Studio and can be called the collective memory of a generation of Chinese people.

1

"The Great Escape"

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Director: John Houston

Country: United Kingdom

Release time: 1981

Recommended index: 5 stars

Synopsis:

The film is a sports film co-starring a group of real World Cup champions, including Pele, Bobby Moore, Ossie Adiles, and Hollywood celebrities Michael Kane, Max von Saido, and Sylvester Stallone. The film tells the story of the life-and-death duel between Allied prisoners of war and Nazis in World War II, and the plot is funny and pleasant. This classic film regularly tops football movie charts, and for good reason.

2

The Miracle of Bern

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Director: Song Ke Waterman

Country: Germany

Release time: 2003

Recommended index: 5 stars

Synopsis:

This is not only a tear-jerking family ethics film, but also a football film that witnesses the reconstruction of Germany's post-war history, telling the touching story of using football games to help the nation out of trauma, heal the rifts and regain self-confidence. The story revolves around the real events of Germany's surprise victory over Hungary in 1954 to win the World Cup. The film was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 16th European Film Awards in 2003.

3

"Offside"

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Director: Jafar Panasi

Country: Iran

Release time: 2006

Recommended index: 5 stars

Synopsis:

In the 2005 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the Iranian national team will face the Bahrain national team at the Tehran Stadium on its home soil. Iranian fans came from far and wide to cheer for the beloved national team. The fans, who were invariably men, banned women from the stadium on the grounds that they might be exposed to obscene language at the occasion. But there were still a few female fans who came in disguise to watch the game, so a wonderful show happened outside the green field. The film won the Silver Bear Award at the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival.

4

"Fan Story"

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Director: Gerardo Olivares

Country: Spain

Release time: 2006

Recommended index: 4 stars

Synopsis:

The film tells the story of fans living in the most remote areas – the Mongol nomads in the Altai Mountains, the Sanima Indians in the Brazilian Amazon, the Tuareg tribe in the Niger desert – all trying to find a way to watch the 2002 World Cup final live on TV. In three obscure corners of the planet, local people cheer on the same sport with fans around the world, and this film perfectly shows how football drives humanity crazy during World Cup matches.

5

"Maradona"

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Director: Asf Kapadir

Country: United Kingdom

Release time: 2019

Recommended index: 5 stars

Synopsis:

This is a documentary about the late Maradona. Asf Capadil combed through more than 500 hours of never-before-seen footage and presented the world with the most realistic Maradona. Through a wealth of video materials, the audience can see Maradona's youthful vigor when he first arrived at Napoli, his wonderful goals in important competitions such as the World Cup, and the silhouettes of his life with great privacy. The narrative thread of the film is not the narration, but the original voice of Maradona himself, his wife, sister, journalists, friends and many others.

6

"One Goal Fame"

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Director: Danny Ganon

Country: United Kingdom

Release time: 2006

Recommended index: 4 stars

Synopsis:

The film tells the story of Latino young Santiago who grew into a superstar in Newcastle United in the Premier League with his football talent and unremitting efforts. What makes many fans relish is that the movie presents the excitement of the European football league on the big screen, and in just two hours, the growth process of Maradona, Ronaldo, Owen and many other stars is intertwined into a story, fulfilling the audience's dream of "galloping on the field" and showing the unique charm of football competition.

7

"Kyoto Ball Man"

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Director: Xie Hong

Country: China

Release time: 1987

Recommended index: 4 stars

Synopsis:

The film is a comedy feature film produced by Emei Film Studio. Starring Zhang Fengyi, Chen Peisi, Jiang Kun, Paulina Lafang and so on. The film tells the story of the Chinese spontaneously organizing a football team to fight a decisive battle with Western teams for national self-esteem in the last years of the Qing Dynasty. For many Chinese, this is the first film about football they have seen on the big screen, and it also carries the memories of an era.

8

Shaolin Football

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Director: Stephen Chow

Country: China

Release time: 2001

Recommended index: 5 stars

Synopsis:

A representative work of Stephen Chow's directorial career. Co-starring with Wu Mengda, Xie Xian, Huang Yifei, etc., it tells the story of Xing Ye, who is poor but has a hard work, created his own Shaolin football team and achieved success. Similar to "Kyoto Football Man", "Shaolin Football" is also a "sports + kung fu" type of movie, but Stephen Chow used a lot of computer special effects in the film, so Iron Head Gong, Whirlwind Ground Hall Legs, Golden Bell Hood Iron Shirt, Ghost Shadow Grappler, Powerful King Kong Legs, Light Gong Water Floating, etc. appeared on the court, which can be called the film's magic stroke.

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