GOING FOR GOAL - THE HOMELESS WORLD CUP 

Per is good at soccer but less good at managing his life. He has been homeless for 17 years and now he is going to play for Denmark in the Homeless World Cup. With the rest of the team (ten men and a woman) he swaps his beer and cigarettes for Cola and vitamins as he embarks on a tough training program intended to strengthen body and spirit, self-confidence and togetherness. The team doesn't exactly resemble Manchester United or even the top Danish club, but its goal is the same: to win! This is a film about a different kind of soccer world cup, triumphs and disappointments, shattered hopes and living dreams.

 

Release: 2007 (Denmark)

Duration: 58 minutes

Genre: Documentary 

Spoken language: Danish

 

Director: Mira Jargil

Screenplay: Mira Jargil

Cinematography: Mira Jargil

Editor: Mette Zeruneith

Sound Design: Andreas Kongsgaard Mogensen

Composer: Flemming Nordkrog

Producer: Lise Lense-Møller

Production Country: Denmark

Production Company: Magic Hour Films

Produced with support from: The Danish Film Institute, DR and The Danish Ministry of Social Affairs