The Referees (2009)
"Les arbitres" (original title)

How can a few crucial minutes in a football match change the life of an entire family? How do the "men in black" feel when they are attacked by supporters? Kill the Referee unveils the ... See full summary »

Directors:

Yves Hinant, Eric Cardot,

Stars:

Howard Webb, Manuel Mejuto González, Roberto Rosetti

Cast

Credited cast:
Howard Webb	...	Himself
Manuel Mejuto González	...	Himself
Roberto Rosetti	...	Himself
Michel Platini	...	Himself
Peter Fröjdfeldt	...	Himself
Massimo Busacca	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nicklas Alexandersson	...	Himself
Xabi Alonso	...	Himself
Hamit Altintop	...	Himself
Michael Ballack	...	Himself
Milan Baros	...	Himself
Leo Beenhakker	...	Himself
Sepp Blatter	...	Himself
Karel Brückner	...	Himself
Gianluigi Buffon	...	Himself

Storyline

How can a few crucial minutes in a football match change the life of an entire family? How do the "men in black" feel when they are attacked by supporters? Kill the Referee unveils the lives of several professional football referees at the EURO 2008 championship; amongst them, the English referee Howard Webb, who provoked incredible controversy when he gave a penalty to Austria just before the end of the match with Poland, and the Italian Roberto Rosetti, who refereed the final.

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Plot Keywords:

referee | youtube | party | soccer team | looking at self in mirror | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Sport

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

Belgium

Language:

English Italian French German Swedish Russian

Release Date:

22 May 2010 (Japan)

Also Known As:

The Referees

Filming Locations:

Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria

Company Credits

Production Co:

Entre Chien et Loup

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Features 2008 UEFA European Football Championship (2008)

User Reviews

A good insight into a refereeing team.

While "The Referees" lacks the cutting edge of a lot of current documentary films , it's still a fascinating look at how the system works during a major tournament .

England's leading ref , Howard Web is one of the protagonists and it's interesting to see how he communicates with his assistants during the game.

It's interesting to see how the refs treat a game as if they are playing themselves and how they all work like a team just like the players they are reffing.

I would have liked to have seen some kind of narrative and it would have been much better if we could have seen the world cup in 2010 instead of the European Championships of 2008.