

One Leg Kicking
2001-11-14 · 98 min · ★ 7.0
A group of underdogs form an amateur football team to play in a local league. The prize for the winners: a trip to the 2002 World Cup Finals. The team include a common man's hero who raises his two children single-handedly after his wife passes away, an ex-con with major anger management problems, a lounge singer struggling against his deadly nemesis - the karaoke machine, and a tender but tough tomboy. The story is built around the team struggle against the odds from no-hopers to title contenders. Through the game of football, the team learns not just sportsmanship, but life lessons that help them to mature as individuals, and ultimately, help each other to become better human beings.
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- Directors
- Khoo Koh Toh Law
- Production companies
- Zhao Wei Films
- Countries
- Singapore
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Gurmit SinghTai Po
Mark LeeHandsome
Sharon AuKim
Hossan LeongEugene
Lim Kay TongSonny Lee
Fiona XieGwen
Jack NeoConstruction Foreman
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