Synopsis
An epic, untold story that brings to life the inspiring saga of the World Cup and the three determined men who created it. Driven by their vision and passion, three men, overcame their doubts and fought obstacles and scandals to make the World Cup a reality. Spanning the tumultuous 20th Century, this timeless saga celebrates the event that became the most popular sporting event in the world.
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Cast
- Sam NeillJoao Havelange
- Gérard DepardieuJules Rimet
- Tim RothSepp Blatter
- Thomas KretschmannHorst Dassler
- Jemima WestAnnette Rimet
- Karina LombardLinda
- Fisher StevensCarl Hirschmann
- Benedict FreitagVize
- Jonathan LouisSoldat
- Dawn BradfieldFrancesca Guillermod
Recommendations
- 20
The Guardian
Even without the current headlines, United Passions is a disgrace. It’s less a movie than preposterous self-hagiography, more appropriate for Scientology or the Rev Sun Myung Moon. As cinema it is excrement. As proof of corporate insanity it is a valuable case study. - 20
Los Angeles Times
United Passions, with its clashing, production partner-mandated Europudding of accents, fails to find a unifying voice. - 10
The Hollywood Reporter
Even without the cloud of the recent disturbing developments, United Passions is a cringeworthy, self-aggrandizing affair that mainly benefits from its unintentional camp value. - 0
Village Voice
As propaganda, United Passions is as subtle as an anvil to the temple. As drama, it’s not merely ham-fisted, but pork-shouldered, bacon-wristed, and sausage-elbowed. - 0
New York Post
Tedious, amateurish and hilariously ill-timed film. - 0
The Playlist
Earning the opposite of its intended effect, United Passions makes you believe we have yet to witness the true depths of FIFA's ego and arrogance. - 0
The New York Times
United Passions is one of the most unwatchable films in recent memory, a dishonest bit of corporate-suite sanitizing that’s no good even for laughs. - 0
The Dissolve
United Passions leaves no historical-drama cliché unexploited: the voiceover narration, the jumbled Europudding accents, the expository dialogue, the hasty compression of major world events, the thickly applied old-age makeup, the not remotely seamless mix of re-creations and archival footage. It’s all there, in support of FIFA’s lies.
