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Three soccer players, their coach, and his son and assistant coach, relay the experiences of a youth soccer team throughout an entire season. Yaakov, the coach, sees himself as an educator and the fatherly attention and professionalism he brings to his job earn him genuine esteem. His 15-year-old son, Guy, wanted to play but failed in the try-outs. Since then, he’s been helping his father with a team of ten-year-olds. Elad, the team captain, has difficulty concentrating at school; Idan is an intelligent boy, but fails to win the coach’s support; Ido from the Shikun Lamed neighborhood hopes that Yaakov will notice him and allow him more time on the playing field. Through the players, their drills, personal interviews, visits to their homes and social events, this film takes a look at one season of youth soccer.
Festivals and Awards:
Special Mention at the Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, 1996; Israfest, New York, USA, 1996
Director: Oren Tirosh
Producer: Erez Harozi, Nir Nader
Production Company: Osim Tzilum Ltd.
Cinematographer: Oren Tirosh
Editor: Smadar Levi
Original Soundtrack: Amos Hadani
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Channel One - Israel Broadcast Authority
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: התקווה
Category: Children and Youth / Education / Family / Israeli Society / Sport
Tag Words: captain coach educator Football football player soccer social gaps youth
Three soccer players, their coach, and his son and assistant coach, relay the experiences of a youth soccer team throughout an entire season. Yaakov, the coach, sees himself as an educator and the fatherly attention and professionalism he brings to his job earn him genuine esteem. His 15-year-old son, Guy, wanted to play but failed in the try-outs. Since then, he’s been helping his father with a team of ten-year-olds. Elad, the team captain, has difficulty concentrating at school; Idan is an intelligent boy, but fails to win the coach’s support; Ido from the Shikun Lamed neighborhood hopes that Yaakov will notice him and allow him more time on the playing field. Through the players, their drills, personal interviews, visits to their homes and social events, this film takes a look at one season of youth soccer.
Festivals and Awards:
Special Mention at the Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, 1996; Israfest, New York, USA, 1996
Director: Oren Tirosh
Producer: Erez Harozi, Nir Nader
Production Company: Osim Tzilum Ltd.
Cinematographer: Oren Tirosh
Editor: Smadar Levi
Original Soundtrack: Amos Hadani
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Channel One - Israel Broadcast Authority
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: התקווה
Category: Children and Youth / Education / Family / Israeli Society / Sport
Tag Words: captain coach educator Football football player soccer social gaps youth