In the Hands of the Gods
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In the Hands of the Gods is a 2007 documentary
. The film follows five English freestyle football
ers as they try to raise money by showcasing their skills, in order to fund a trip to Buenos Aires
to meet their idol Diego Maradona
. Their names are Sami Hall, Danny Robinson, Paul Wood, Jeremy Lynch and Mikey Fisher. They have no money for food, travel or accommodation. Two of them were actually living on the streets prior to starting their mission. Their journey takes them through North, Central and South America and tests them both physically and mentally. It is a journey that takes them far from their homes on a trip that will change their lives forever. The title is a reference to Maradona's famous Hand of God goal.
The film was made by Fulwell 73, a UK based production company, founded and run by Leo Pearlman, Gabe Turner, Ben Turner and Ben Winston. The film was directed by the Turner brothers and produced by Leo Pearlman and Ben Winston.
Lionsgate distributed the film in the UK and it was released on the opening weekend in over 60 screens, making it the widest released documentary ever in the UK. In 2008 Jeremy Lynch reached the semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent (series 2)
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In 2009 Mikey Fisher starred in the reality T.V series "Celebrities on Buses", a television programme in which celebrities have to live on a double decker bus, some for as long as 7 months. He said "The experience was liberating and educational but at the same time fun in every sense of the word"!'
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
. The film follows five English freestyle football
Freestyle Football
Freestyle football, also known as freestyle soccer in North America, is the art of expressing yourself with a football, while performing various tricks with any part of the body...
ers as they try to raise money by showcasing their skills, in order to fund a trip to Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
to meet their idol Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona is a retired Argentine football player and widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys, setting...
. Their names are Sami Hall, Danny Robinson, Paul Wood, Jeremy Lynch and Mikey Fisher. They have no money for food, travel or accommodation. Two of them were actually living on the streets prior to starting their mission. Their journey takes them through North, Central and South America and tests them both physically and mentally. It is a journey that takes them far from their homes on a trip that will change their lives forever. The title is a reference to Maradona's famous Hand of God goal.
The film was made by Fulwell 73, a UK based production company, founded and run by Leo Pearlman, Gabe Turner, Ben Turner and Ben Winston. The film was directed by the Turner brothers and produced by Leo Pearlman and Ben Winston.
Lionsgate distributed the film in the UK and it was released on the opening weekend in over 60 screens, making it the widest released documentary ever in the UK. In 2008 Jeremy Lynch reached the semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent (series 2)
Britain's Got Talent (Series 2)
The 2008 series of Britain's Got Talent was the second series of the show. Notable differences from the 2007 series the included the fact that the auditions visited Scotland and that there were 40 in the live semi-finals...
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In 2009 Mikey Fisher starred in the reality T.V series "Celebrities on Buses", a television programme in which celebrities have to live on a double decker bus, some for as long as 7 months. He said "The experience was liberating and educational but at the same time fun in every sense of the word"!'
Cast
- Diego MaradonaDiego MaradonaDiego Armando Maradona is a retired Argentine football player and widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys, setting...
- Sami Hall
- Danny Robinson
- Paul Wood,
- Jeremy Lynch
- Mikey Fisher
Reception
The film received critical acclaim across the board, achieving 4 and 5 stars from the BBC, Total Film, The Guardian, Film 4 and many more.External links
- Professional Football Freestyle Agency
- In the Hands of Gods - official website
- In the Hands of the Gods at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
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