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With the threat of renewed hostilities looming, the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority agree to end the intractable crisis once and for all. The solution: a winner-take-all soccer match. One game will decide who will remain in the Holy Land, and who must go. The stakes couldn't be higher for the chairman of the Israeli Football Association and his Palestinian counterpart (Moshe Ivgy and Norman Issa). Every detail of the game becomes a potentially deal-breaking negotiation, from the choice of venue to the selection of an impartial referee. As the fateful match draws closer, both men struggle with ambivalence about their place on the world stage while pursuing every advantage to ensure victory. (Atlanta Jewish Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Detlev Buck
West Germany
Best movies:
The White Ribbon (2009)
Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
Sun Alley (1999)
Moshe Ivgy
Morocco
Norman Issa
Best movies:
The Syrian Bride (2004)
A Borrowed Identity (2014)
Escape: Human Cargo (1998) (TV movie)
Torsten Knippertz
West Germany
Best movies:
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
A Dangerous Method (2011)
1001 Grams (2014)
Pêpê Rapazote
Portugal
Best movies:
Operation Finale (2018)
The Little Switzerland (2019)
Fin de curso (2005)
Majd Bitar
Best movies:
Out in the Dark (2012)
The Other Son (2012)
Omar (2013)
Kai Post
Best movies:
Der letzte Mentsch (2014)
54 Hours (2018) (series)
Besondere Schwere der Schuld (2014) (TV movie)