In London, during October 1993, England is playing Holland in the preliminaries of the World Cup. The Bosnian War is at its height, and refugees from the ex-Yugoslavia are arriving. Football rivals, and political adversaries from the Balkans all precipitate conflict and amusing situations. Meanwhile, the lives of four English families are affected in different ways by encounter with the refugees.
Jasmin Dizdar
Director
Charlotte Coleman
Portia Thornton
Charles Kay
George Thornton
Rosalind Ayres
Nora Thornton
Julian Firth
Edward Thornton
Edward Jewesbury
Joseph Thornton
Nicholas Farrell
Dr Mouldy
Danny Nussbaum
Griffin Midge
Roger Sloman
Roger Midge
Heather Tobias
Felicity Midge
Kenan Hudaverdi
Railway Worker
Faruk Pruti
Croat
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