©Searchlight Pictures

Next Goal Wins

Feature Film | 2023 | Comedy, Drama, Dramedy, Sport | United Kingdom, USA

Main data

Director	Taika Waititi
Written by	Taika Waititi, Iain Morris
Production	Imaginarium Productions [uk], Defender Production [us], Garrett Basch Production [us]
Distributor	Feelgood Entertainment [gr], Searchlight Pictures [us] (formerly Fox Searchlight Pictures), Walt Disney Company [pl], Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Germany [de]

Project data

Length of movie	1h 43min

Trailers/Videos

Youtube (English)
Youtube (Polish)
Youtube (Italian)
German trailer
Youtube (Greek)

Posters

Brief synopsis

The film 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 hoping he will turn the world’s worst soccer team around in this heartfelt underdog comedy.

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Michael Fassbender	Thomas Rongen [L]
Oscar Kightley	Tavita [L]
David Fane	Ace [L]
Will Arnett	Alex Magnussen [L]
Rachel House	Ruth [SR]
Beulah Koale	Daru [SR]
Taika Waititi	American Samoan Priest [SR]
Elisabeth Moss	Gail [SR]

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
Director of photography	Lachlan Milne
Casting director	Michelle Wade Byrd
Casting director	Mary Vernieu
Casting director	Katie Doyle Hawaii	Hawaii
Director	Taika Waititi
Editor	Nicholas Monsour
Editor	Yana Gorskaya
Editor	Nat Sanders
Editor	Tom Eagles
Composer	Michael Giacchino
Producer	Steve Jamison
Producer	Garrett Basch
Producer	Taika Waititi
Executive producer	Will Tennant
Executive producer	Josh McLaglen
Executive producer	Andy Serkis
Executive producer	Kathryn Dean
Executive producer	Phil Robertson
Producer	Jonathan Cavendish
Production designer	Ra Vincent
Screenwriter	Iain Morris
Screenwriter	Taika Waititi
Audio describer	Bernd Hettlage

Production companies

Company	Comment
Defender Production [us]
Garrett Basch Production [us]
Imaginarium Productions [uk]

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
Feelgood Entertainment [gr] Greece	Greece
Searchlight Pictures [us] (formerly Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Walt Disney Company [pl] Poland	Poland
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Germany [de] Germany (theatrical)	Germany (theatrical)

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date
Theatre release	Greece	Thursday, 18/01/2024
Theatre release	Italy	Thursday, 11/01/2024
Theatre release	Poland	Friday, 05/01/2024
Theatre release	Germany	Thursday, 04/01/2024
Theatre release	Spain	Wednesday, 27/12/2023
Theatre release	France	Wednesday, 20/12/2023
Theatre release	USA	Friday, 17/11/2023

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Next Goal Wins

Main data

Project data

Trailers/Videos

Posters

Brief synopsis

Cast

Crew

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Awards

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Cinema releases and premieres

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