Goal! The Dream Begins (2006) - Movie Details - Cast & Crew, Photos & Trailer

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A Touchstone Pictures Release
Goal! The Dream Begins (2006)

Every dream has a beginning...

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Year of U.S. Release: 2006

Starring: Diego Luna, Stellan Skarsgard, James Nesbitt, David Beckham, Brian Cox, Kuno Becker, Stephen Dilane, Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel, Marcel Iures, Sean Pertwee, Kieran O'Brien, Cassandra Bell, Tony Plana.

Director: Danny Cannon

Screenwriter(s): Mike Jefferies, Piers Ashworth, Adrian Butchart, Ian La Frenais, Dick Clement, Don MacPher

Producer(s): Matt Barrelle, Michael Winterbottom, Mike Jefferies, Mark Huffam

Distributor: Touchstone Pictures

Prod. Company: Milkshake Films, Epsilon Motion Pictures

Prod. Cost: $30,000,000 (Estimated)

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Sports

Runtime: 1 hr. 57 min.

Shooting Locations: London, England, UK; Los Angeles, California, USA

U.S. Release Date: March 03, 2006 (Wide)

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for some sexual content, language and a brief drug reference.

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Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer. However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that--a dream. Until, one day an extraordinary turn of events has him trying out for Premiership club Newcastle United.

Plot Summary:

How far would you go to live your dream? When Santiago Munez (Kuno Becker) is given the chance of a lifetime, he must leave his family, his life in Los Angeles and everything that he knows to travel halfway around the globe to England and into a completely foreign world—the exciting, fast-paced and glamorous world of international soccer. As an underprivileged Mexican-American immigrant growing up in the poor section of Los Angeles, Santiago seemed destined to follow his father's path in life: laboring at menial jobs to earn just enough money to support his family. Naturally gifted, his amazing talent on the soccer field was wasted in recreation league games while he could only dream of playing on the world stage of professional soccer. But when a British scout (Stephen Dillane) discovers his talent and gets him a tryout with one of England's premier soccer clubs, Newcastle United, Santiago must choose between his father's fate and his own destiny. Now alone in a world where soccer is a religion and players are gods, this underdog must prove that he's got the talent and determination to make it amongst the best in the world.

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