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Australia

★ 8.0/10•2009•1h 4m•Documentary

the chronicles of a delayed success

How do seven young people, former street children from Romania, get to see the Pacific Ocean? On 1 December 2008, a Romanian national team participates for the first time in the Homeless World Cup in Melbourne, Australia. The film follows the team from the formation of the squad to the end of the championship. The young people are from Timisoara and Arad, runaway children who now live in abandoned houses or who have managed to get a job and live in rented accommodation after going through orphanages or prisons. After taking a beating from many teams, the young Romanians manage to beat the USA. They are happy. They are all thinking of never going "home" again. It's warm and nice here, the people are nice. "In case I stay, I kissed you all!" says one of them cautiously. But after taking pictures of themselves on the beach with the ocean behind them and beautiful girls by their side, the seven return to Romania and get on with their lives.

Claudiu Mitcu · Writer

Claudiu Mitcu · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 4m
LanguageRO
Release DateJan 15, 2009

Actors

Florin Batrinu

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Vasile Bereghi

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Beniamin Calancea

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Pavel Calancea

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Claudiu Kostity

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Radu Munteanu

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Daniel Podina

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Mihai Rosus

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