Goal II: Living the Dream

"This time the dream is real."

2007 1h 55m EN

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Synopsis

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Tempted away from Newcastle United to join Real Madrid, rising star Santiago Munez finds this latest change of fortune the greatest challenge yet - personally as well as professionally. He is reunited with Gavin Harris, though they must compete to be on the team, and estranged from fiancee Roz, whose nursing career keeps her back home.

“This time the dream is real.”

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Cast

Kuno Becker
Santiago Muñez
Stephen Dillane
Glen Foy
Anna Friel
Roz Harmison
Alessandro Nivola
Gavin Harris
Elizabeth Peña
Rosa Maria
Jorge Jurado
Enrique
Rutger Hauer
Rudi van der Merwe
Leonor Varela
Jordana Garcia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Writers: Adrian Butchart, Terry Loane, Mike Jefferies
Languages: Spanish, English
Countries: Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 79% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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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 Jaume Collet-Serra, shot by Flavio Martínez Labiano. 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 Stephen Warbeck. 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 Niven Howie shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jaume Collet-Serra directs. Flavio Martínez Labiano behind the camera. Stephen Warbeck scores. Niven Howie cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 79% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
4International production across 4 countries: Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America.
5Part of the "Goal Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, shot by Flavio Martínez Labiano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Stephen Warbeck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Niven Howie shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Kuno Becker and Stephen Dillane and Anna Friel carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "This time the dream is real.".
11IMDB entry: tt0473360 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Flavio Martínez Labiano
Original score: Stephen Warbeck
Editing: Niven Howie
Production design: Joel Collins
Costume design: Lindsay Pugh
Runtime: 115 min · 1h 55m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $7,864,905
Return: 79% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Goal II: Living the Dream (2007)

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.