Goal III: Taking on the World

"Heroes compete on the greatest stage of all."

2008 1h 31m EN

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Synopsis

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Mexican footballer Santiago Muñez, along with his best friends and England national team players Charlie Braithwaite and Liam Adams, are selected for their respective national teams at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals in Germany.

“Heroes compete on the greatest stage of all.”

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Cast

JJ Feild
Liam Adams
Leo Gregory
Charlie Braithwaite
Kuno Becker
Santiago Muñez
Kasia Smutniak
Sophia Tardelli
Anya Lahiri
June
Nick Moran
Nick Ashworth
Christopher Fairbank
Foghorn
Mike Elliot
Gordon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrew Morahan
Writers: Mike Jefferies, Piers Ashworth
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: Germany

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MONEY

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Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Goal Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrew Morahan, shot by George Tiffin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Thomas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Giles Bury shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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JJ Feild and Leo Gregory and Kuno Becker carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andrew Morahan directs. George Tiffin behind the camera. Mark Thomas scores. Giles Bury cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

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1Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4Part of the "Goal Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Andrew Morahan, shot by George Tiffin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Mark Thomas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Giles Bury shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8JJ Feild and Leo Gregory and Kuno Becker carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Heroes compete on the greatest stage of all.".
10IMDB entry: tt0499487 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: George Tiffin
Original score: Mark Thomas
Editing: Giles Bury
Production design: Russell De Rozario
Costume design: Cressida Lewis
Makeup / hair: Ailie Smith
VFX supervisor: Simon Giles
Sound: Nigel Squibbs
Stunt coordinator: Riky Ash
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $7,641
Return: 0% of budget
Original language: EN
IMDB: Goal III: Taking on the World (2008)

Part of

Goal Collection

The Goal! trilogy follows soccer phenom Santiago on his journey from fleeing Mexico with his family as a child to playing top-flight professional soccer in Euorope, and finally representing his mother country on the biggest stage of all: the World Cup.