Shooting For Socrates Review

Shooting For Socrates
The personal stories of Northern Irish football supporters, the media and the players behind a momentous World Cup match between Brazil and Northern Ireland in 1985.

by Simon Crook |
Published on
Release Date:

12 Jun 2015

Running Time:

19 minutes

Certificate:

PG

Original Title:

Shooting For Socrates

In 1986, Northern Ireland faced Brazil in the World Cup. They lost, but for a brief moment Belfast forgot the Troubles. Frothed up as social-realist soap, the story’s crying out for underdog grit.

The story’s crying out for underdog grit.
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