
Goal III: Taking on the World
2008-11-06 · 91 min · ★ 4.0
Mexican footballer Santiago Muñez, along with his best friends and England national team players Charlie Braithwaite and Liam Adams, are selected for their respective national teams at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals in Germany.
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- Directors
- Andrew Morahan
- Production companies
- Impala, Milkshake Films, Lawrence Bender Productions, Scion Films
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 10,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 7,641
Top Cast
JJ FeildLiam Adams
Leo GregoryCharlie Braithwaite
Kuno BeckerSantiago Muñez
Kasia SmutniakSophia Tardelli
Anya LahiriJune
Nick MoranNick Ashworth
Christopher FairbankFoghorn
Mike ElliotGordon
Craig HeaneyPhil
Tamer HassanRonnie
Ori PfefferMad Film Director
John SalthouseNewcastle Manager
Gary LewisMal Braithwaite
Tereza SrbovaKatja
Margo StilleyTamzin Adams
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