
Aumari, a young Eritrean refugee living in Israel, is about to be deported back to his home country. After a spontaneous escape attempt at the airport, he is miistaken for a Nigerian striker, who is supposed to arrive at the same time. Aumari seizes the opportunity and benefits for his change of identity as the new key acquisitions for the team of ‘Maccabi Netanya’. Despite the absence of any soccer talent, Aumari is able to cover-up and heal the divisions of his struggling team, while a tender romantic bond with charmingly unconventional daughter of the team owner is growing.
This film is in the competition for the Audience Best Feature Film of the Fest Award.
Please cast your ballot after viewing the film.
- Year2023
- Runtime95 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, German, Hebrew, Arabic, Tigrinya
- CountryIsrael
- PremiereNH Premiere
- GenreFeature
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorAdar Shafran
- ScreenwriterYoav Hebel, Assaf Zelicovich, Sarel Piterman
- ProducerAdar Shafran, Roni Abramowsky
- CastChancela Mongoza, Kim Or-Azulay, Zvika Hadar
- ComposerRan Bagno
Aumari, a young Eritrean refugee living in Israel, is about to be deported back to his home country. After a spontaneous escape attempt at the airport, he is miistaken for a Nigerian striker, who is supposed to arrive at the same time. Aumari seizes the opportunity and benefits for his change of identity as the new key acquisitions for the team of ‘Maccabi Netanya’. Despite the absence of any soccer talent, Aumari is able to cover-up and heal the divisions of his struggling team, while a tender romantic bond with charmingly unconventional daughter of the team owner is growing.
This film is in the competition for the Audience Best Feature Film of the Fest Award.
Please cast your ballot after viewing the film.
- Year2023
- Runtime95 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, German, Hebrew, Arabic, Tigrinya
- CountryIsrael
- PremiereNH Premiere
- GenreFeature
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorAdar Shafran
- ScreenwriterYoav Hebel, Assaf Zelicovich, Sarel Piterman
- ProducerAdar Shafran, Roni Abramowsky
- CastChancela Mongoza, Kim Or-Azulay, Zvika Hadar
- ComposerRan Bagno