Back of the Net (2019)

A new student at a soccer academy is determined to beat her rival's team in the national tournament.

Director:

Louise Alston

Writers:

Casie Tabanou, Alison Spuck McNeeley (as Alison Apuck)

Stars:

Sofia Wylie, Christopher Kirby, Melissa Bonne

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sofia Wylie	...	Cory
Christopher Kirby	...	David
Melissa Bonne	...	Rebecca
Trae Robin	...	Oliver
Tiarnie Coupland	...	Edie
Kate Box	...	Coach Smith
Raj Labade	...	Lewis
Gemma Chua-Tran	...	Janessa
Yasmin Honeychurch	...	Adelle
Ashleigh Ross	...	Charlotte
Nick Bolton	...	Mr. Oster
Caitlin Foord	...	Caitlin Foord
Jannie Schweitzer	...	WOTB Team
Carla Crapis	...	WOTB Team
Casey Flemwing	...	WOTB Team

Storyline

A new student at a soccer academy is determined to beat her rival's team in the national tournament.

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Plot Keywords:

school project | diorama | getting on the wrong bus | soccer | reference to jane goodall | 

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Taglines:

Out of the classroom and onto the pitch.

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Genres:

Family

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Goofs

Janessa is injured at the end of 90 minutes and is replaced by Cory, despite the referee blowing her whistle for full time. Under normal soccer regulations, a player cannot be replaced in this manner before a penalty shootout.

User Reviews

Wait, have they even seen soccer?

A decent idea for a teen movie and alright acting but the story is simplistic, almost naive.

The plot points are weak and are almost all ineffective, nothing is followed through.

The leading girl barely even plays football/soccer in the movie, sure it is realistic but it makes her change being less important.

The sports scenes are embarrassing, not a single player can shoot the ball and there are no fakes and dribbles in the game what so ever. Goals are only scored because the goalkeepers are sieves.

Bad knowledge of the game, little to no chemistry between actors. There is no suspense in the movie what so ever.

Details

Official Sites:

DisneyNOW

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 December 2019 (Norway)

Also Known As:

Back of the Net

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$12,381

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Steve Jaggi Company, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min 86 min (DVD)

Color:

Color