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Winner audience choice Toronto Jewish Film Festival & San Francisco Jewish Film Festival!
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 mistaken 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. Charismatic lead actor Chancela Mongoza gives a starmaking performance in this uplifting dramedy, which was an Israeli Academy Award Best Film nominee.
- Year2023
- Runtime104 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Hebrew, Tigrinya
- CountryIsrael
- RatingPG
- GenreComedy | Drama
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorAdar Shafran
Winner audience choice Toronto Jewish Film Festival & San Francisco Jewish Film Festival!
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 mistaken 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. Charismatic lead actor Chancela Mongoza gives a starmaking performance in this uplifting dramedy, which was an Israeli Academy Award Best Film nominee.
- Year2023
- Runtime104 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Hebrew, Tigrinya
- CountryIsrael
- RatingPG
- GenreComedy | Drama
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorAdar Shafran