is that it’s based on an actual annual sporting event – the Homeless World Cup, which will take place in Seoul this year. Interestingly, a Korean film called– also centred around this tournament, and also a Netflix production – came out last year. Since I’ll watch pretty much anything with Park Seo-joon in it, I watched it then. But more on, as the title suggests, pretty much wears its heart and storyline on its football jersey. Clearly the script pretty much wrote itself.
Ultimately, the film offers stories about prejudices and a series of redemptions, with lots of fun little bits thrown in. Take the way Mal talks about bringing the best of England to Rome – tailoring and football. Or the camaraderie between the Brits, once they get dribbling.