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The Other Final (2003)

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Disappointed with the failure of his country's football team on their 2002 World Cup campaign, a Dutch fan decides to organize a football match between the two lowest FIFA-ranking teams - ... See full summary »

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Cast

Credited cast:
Matthijs de Jongh ...
Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stephen Bennett ...
Himself - Referee
Dinesh Chhetri ...
Himself - Bhutan Striker
Wangay Dorji ...
Himself - Bhutan Team Captain
David James ...
Himself - Montserrat Player
Dorji Khandu ...
Himself - Bhutan Player
Paul Morris ...
Himself - Montserrat Coach
Arie Schans ...
Himself - Bhutan Coach
Lyonpo Jigme Y. Thinley ...
Himself - Bhutan Foreign Affairs Minister
Charles Thompson ...
Himself - Montserrat Team Captain
Dasho Jigqel Ugyen Wangchuk ...
Himself - Bhutan Official
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Disappointed with the failure of his country's football team on their 2002 World Cup campaign, a Dutch fan decides to organize a football match between the two lowest FIFA-ranking teams - Bhutan and Montserrat. This match will take place earlier on the same day as World Cup final, and become famous as "The other final". Written by Mario

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25 September 2003 (Netherlands)  »

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Weird, but fun movie (even for non-soccer fans)
16 July 2005 | by (Massachusetts, USA) – See all my reviews

This was an interesting idea. Basically, a couple of Dutch guys decided to arrange a soccer match between Bhutan, a tiny, isolated Himalayan nation between India and China, and Montserrat, an even tinier island in the Caribbean. And they pulled it off: the Montserrat team went all the way to Bhutan and played a game there.

That's a pretty odd idea, needless to say, but it was great fun and it made for a very enjoyable movie. I'm not a soccer fan, so I can't say whether or not the soccer playing is very good (my guess is no), but I can say that both teams seemed to take the game seriously but still had a great international exchange.

This is a "feel good" movie. The only reason I didn't give it higher marks is that the filmmakers used way too many specialty shots, particularly during the game. The story is interesting enough to stand up on its own without needing that kind of distraction.


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