Underdogs – A War Story
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Underdogs – A War Story
The battle between rich and poor takes place on a grassy field. The town of Beit Shean’s soccer team is fighting for its life to stay in the National League. While grappling for control of the ball, the players are really engaged in a bitter class struggle. Beit Shean versus Tel Aviv, versus Haifa, and versus the rest of the world. The team has the whole town behind them. This is the story of a war with a happy ending.
Festivals and Awards:
The Israeli Academy Awards, 1996; Sheffield Documentary Film Festival, UK, 1996; Israfest, NY, USA, 1996
Director: Rino Tzror, Doron Tzabari
Producer: Avi Armoza, Gabi Rozenberg
Cinematographer: Dror Moreh
Editor: Noam Weisman
Original Soundtrack: Shushan
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Teleivision, Telad
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: בית שאן - סרט מלחמה
Category: Borders and Periphery / Israeli Society / Sport
Tag Words: Beit Shean Football Haifa National league periphery soccer team Tel Aviv
The battle between rich and poor takes place on a grassy field. The town of Beit Shean’s soccer team is fighting for its life to stay in the National League. While grappling for control of the ball, the players are really engaged in a bitter class struggle. Beit Shean versus Tel Aviv, versus Haifa, and versus the rest of the world. The team has the whole town behind them. This is the story of a war with a happy ending.
Festivals and Awards:
The Israeli Academy Awards, 1996; Sheffield Documentary Film Festival, UK, 1996; Israfest, NY, USA, 1996
Director: Rino Tzror, Doron Tzabari
Producer: Avi Armoza, Gabi Rozenberg
Cinematographer: Dror Moreh
Editor: Noam Weisman
Original Soundtrack: Shushan
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Teleivision, Telad
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: בית שאן - סרט מלחמה
Category: Borders and Periphery / Israeli Society / Sport
Tag Words: Beit Shean Football Haifa National league periphery soccer team Tel Aviv
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