Goal 3 - The Final

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Movie
German title Goal 3 - The Final
Original title Goal! III
Country of production United Kingdom
original language English
Publishing year 2009
length 92 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Andrew Morahan
script Mike Jefferies ,
Piers Ashworth
production Matt Barrelle ,
Mike Jefferies,
Peter Heslop
music Mark Thomas
camera George Tiffin
cut Giles Bury
occupation
chronology

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Goal! II

Goal 3 - The final (original title: ! Goal III , Alternative title: Goal III: Taking on the World ) is the third and thus last part of a football film - trilogy in which is about three friendly soccer players making their last dream - participation with their national teams at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Directed by Andrew Morahan .

action

Liam, Charlie and Santiago, three friendly professional football player in the service of Real Madrid , cheer the upcoming FIFA - 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany against. Santiago, the protagonist in the previous two parts of the trilogy, already has the ticket for the Mexican national team in his pocket. Liam and Charlie, however, are still waiting for the decisive appointment to the team of the England national team . After a detour through Romania, where Charlie starred in a vampire film and falls in love with his co-star Sophia Rossi, the four of them set off for Germany. On the way there, however, an accident happened in which Santiago was seriously injured and was unable to take part in the World Cup. He becomes a supporting character and only appears as a good friend in the film. Liam and Charlie, on the other hand, are called up to the England national team and apparently do not suffer too serious injuries from the accident.

In the course of time the unstable and almost alcohol-dependent Liam learns that he is a father and tries to cope with this new and difficult situation for him. He is slowly rebuilding a relationship with his ex-girlfriend June and his child Bella. Charlie, struggling with undiscovered consequences and injuries from the car accident, becomes engaged to Sophia. The world championship is shown in the film from the point of view of the English, whereby Liam and Charlie are initially only reservists. When substituting, however, both perform well. Liam made it 2-2 against Sweden after a pass from Charlie. In the game against Ecuador, Charlie is fouled and later dies of the consequences of his injuries. The quarter-finals between England and Portugal begin with a minute's silence for Charlie. The English lose on penalties and are eliminated from the tournament. The film ends with Liam and his ex-girlfriend getting married.

useful information

  • In contrast to the first two parts, actor Kuno Becker does not play the main role in the film, his role is limited to short scenes. The main roles of the third part play Leo Gregory as Charlie Braithwaite and JJ Feild as Liam Adams. Figures from the first two parts such as Santiago's girlfriend Roz, Glen Foy, and Gavin Harris do not appear at all in the third part. Santiago appears to have split up with Roz, the fate of Foy and Harris is unknown.
  • The quarter-finals between England and Portugal shown in the film largely correspond to the actual process: As in the World Cup, the English lose 3-1 on penalties in the film.
  • For the games shown, original recordings were used together with newly shot film material that was created using green screen technology.
  • Some facts are also mixed up with fictitious things: The last penalty shot, which was actually shot by Carragher , is shot by Liam Adams in the film.
  • The game numbers of Charlie Braithwaite and Liam Adams are 25 and 26, but FIFA only allowed game numbers from 1 to 23.

Cameo appearances

In the film, there are numerous professional footballers who played in the clubs Real Madrid , Newcastle United , Chelsea FC or in the national teams of England , Holland , Italy , Portugal , Germany , Brazil , Mexico etc. at the beginning of the shooting (2008/2009) see. Even Sven-Goran Eriksson as manager and Steve McClaren as coach can be seen briefly in the film. Since the film used for the most part original FIFA recordings, not all of the players mentioned are necessarily cameos . The following players and coaches can be seen in game situations:

Reviews

“Sports film, padded with documentary material and partly real players, that describes the life of football professionals in a varied way. Solid entertainment that continues the story of the two previous films. "

- Lexicon of international film

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Goal 3 - The Final. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used