We’ve just heard that Taika Waititi-helmed Next Goal Wins will land on the UK digital market later this month. The Searchlight Pictures films, released at the end of last year in cinemas, will land on the format on 27th of February, according to an official press release.
The film is inspired by the true-life story of soccer underdogs American Samoa and their stumbling attempts to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Based on a true story, this heartfelt underdog comedy follows the American Samoa soccer team, infamous for their brutal 31-0 FIFA loss in 2001. With the World Cup qualifiers fast approaching, the team hires down-on-his- luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender), hoping he will turn the world’s worst soccer team into winners.
Bonus features are as follows:
Featurette
- Creating The Pitch of Life – Explore filmmaker Taika Waititi’s loving homage to American Samoa, Polynesian culture, and the sports movie in this delightfully entertaining short-form documentary. See what it took to make a winning movie about the losingest soccer team in the world.
Deleted Scene
- Priest Blessing the Team
We’re also presuming that his one will eventually head to Disney+ but no news on that as yet.
Here’s the latest traiuler for the film.
