The Match

"They were forced to play. They refused to lose."

2021 1h 59m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 58

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Inspired by true events from the spring of 1944 when the Nazis organized a football match between a team of camp inmates and an elite Nazi team on Adolf Hitler's birthday. A match the prisoners are determined to win, no matter what happens.

“They were forced to play. They refused to lose.”

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Cast

Franco Nero
Old Branko
Caspar Phillipson
Colonel Franz
Filip Tallhamn
Karolyi Faraco
Andrej Dojkić
Laszlo Horvath
Viktor Kulhanek
Young Branko
Armand Assante
Commander
Milton Welsh
Peter
Robert Maaser
Hans Gruber

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dominik Sedlar
Writers: Dominik Sedlar, Stephen Ollendorff, Gary Hertz
Languages: English
Countries: Croatia, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Croatia, United States of America.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

CAST

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Franco Nero and Caspar Phillipson and Filip Tallhamn carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They were forced to play. They refused to lose.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6639482 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 58 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dominik Sedlar directs. Dalibor Grubačević scores. Denis Golenja cuts. Produced in Croatia, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Croatia, United States of America.
3Original score by Dalibor Grubačević. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Denis Golenja shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Franco Nero and Caspar Phillipson and Filip Tallhamn carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "They were forced to play. They refused to lose.".
7IMDB entry: tt6639482 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 58 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.