On April 11, 2001, the world witnessed the most overwhelming win/loss in FIFA World Cup qualifying history, when Australia's national soccer team defeated American Samoa 31- 0; in fact, no one knows complete ego death quite like the members of that year's American Samoa national soccer team.
Of course, there's no way a man like Taika Waititi could look at a piece of history like that and not decide to make it the backdrop for one of his outrageous comedy movies, and it looks like that's precisely what's happened given the upcoming release. of sports. -the comedy film Next Goal Wins, for which the distributor Searchlight Pictures (The Banshees of Inisherin, Jojo Rabbit) has just offered us a new trailer.
Based on the mostly true undertones surrounding the aforementioned soccer match, Next Goal Wins follows the plight of Thomas Rongen, a dramatized version of the real-life former footballer and manager who was tasked with injecting some spirit. on the American Samoan national team. team, finally managing to end the decade-long losing streak the team suffered after their historic loss. With Waititi's unique mix of awkward comedy, hilarious slapstick, and a distinctive abundance of heart, the filmmaker seems here to be in his element.
The film comes from a script co-written by director Waititi and Iain Morris. Michael Fassbender stars as Rongen alongside the likes of Elisabeth Moss, Oscar Kightly, David Fane, Beulah Koale and Will Arnett, while Jonathan Cavendish (Bridget Jones film series) and Garrett Basch (What We Do in the Shadows) serve as producers. .
Next Goal Wins will be released in theaters on November 17.