
Eliran Ben-Tovim, a star soccer coach on the verge of national glory, loses everything after a violent outburst during a crucial match. Banned from professional football, he reluctantly accepts coaching a failing middle-school team in a remote northern village. There, among misfit kids and unexpected love, Eliran rediscovers his passion for the game and for life, ultimately choosing purpose and community over fame.
This is a film that is going to leave some people bored, and some people thrilled.
A complex, realistic, and loving mother-daughter relationship is at the heart of this story about Black pageants and the fight for a better future.
This reboot of The Wonder Years is told from the lens of a Black man.
Remakes. Reboots. Reinventions. Redundancy. It's the common practice in Hollywood of late, sometimes offering us victorious reimagining of what can be considered cinematic classics while also, more often, falling flat on their UN-imaginative faces in utter defeat and lackluster results. Admittedly, with this in mind, I went into the newest incarnation of "The War of the Roses" with typical trepidation and cautious optimism.
An incredible documentary showcasing the difficulties of living in a crumbling Rust Belt city.