Ahead of its long-overdue kick-off at the Toronto International Film Festival, Searchlight Pictures has released a clip from writer/director Taika Waititi’s eagerly anticipated feel-good soccer comedy Next Goal Wins.
Based on Steve Jamison, and Mike Brett’s wonderful 2014 documentary of the same name, Next Goal Wins has been written by Waititi and The Inbetweeners Iain Morris, and features an impressive starting line-up of actors that include Michael Fassbender, Elisabeth Moss, Oscar Kightley, Uli Latukefu, Rachel House, Kaimana, David Fane, Beulah Koale, Chris Alosio, Taika Waititi, Will Arnett, and Rhys Darby. Check out the clip below…
Next Goal Wins follows the American Samoa soccer team, infamous for their brutal 31-0 FIFA loss in 2001. With the World Cup Qualifiers approaching, the team hires down-on-his-luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) hoping he will turn the world’s worst soccer team around in this heartfelt underdog comedy.
SEE ALSO: Meet the line-up for the world’s worst soccer team in the trailer for Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins
Next Goal Wins kicks off in cinemas on November 17th.