Movie
Goal!
Overview
Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer... However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that—a dream. Until one day an extraordinary turn of events has him trying out for Premiership club Newcastle United.
Details
- Release date
- 2005-09-29
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Milkshake Films, Little Magic Films, Epsilon Motion Pictures, Toshiba Entertainment
- Country
- Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Kuno Becker as Santiago Muñez
- Alessandro Nivola as Gavin Harris
- Anna Friel as Roz Harmison
- Stephen Dillane as Glen Foy
- Gary Lewis as Mal Braithwaite
- Kieran O'Brien as Hughie McGowan
- Sean Pertwee as Barry Rankin
- Marcel Iureș as Erik Dornhelm
- Tony Plana as Hernan Muñez
- Miriam Colon as Mercedes
- Kate Tomlinson as Val
- Emma Field-Rayner as Lorraine
Crew
- Danny Cannon - Director
- Dick Clement - Screenplay
- Mike Jefferies - Screenplay
- Adrian Butchart - Screenplay
- Ian La Frenais - Screenplay
- Mike Jefferies - Story
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