THE WORKERS CUP
Inside The Labor Camps of Qatar
A Tournament For Workers
A Tournament For Workers
2019 Emmy Nominee:
Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary
Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary
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"Recommended"
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"A riveting underdog tale" - Screen Daily |
"An intimate portrait" -The Washington Post |
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"The Workers Cup gently forces us to consider what it literally means to be free". -The Playlist |
"Delivers impressive dignity" -The Guardian |
"Remarkable Inside Access"
- Variety
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Director's Statement
The Workers Cup is a portrait of our increasingly globalized world. Yet sport is universal, in all of its agony and ecstasy. The World Cup is being built on the backs of our protagonists – still they can’t help but love the game. This paradox holds the film in balance for me, and I believe it reveals some greater truth about how we find meaning in life. - Adam Sobel |
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Directed By
Adam Sobel Run Time: 92 min Rating: NR DVDCat# PRDVD4087 UPC: 602573752500 Genres: Documentary, Sports, Economics, Business Public Performance Rights Licensing:
Starting at $350 Organizations & institutions please contact info@passionriver.com for a quote Synopsis: The Workers Cup is set inside the labor camps of Qatar, where the World Cup is being built on the backs of 1.6 million migrant workers.
The film follows a team of laborers living a real-life version of fantasy football. By day they sweat to build the World Cup; by night they compete in a “workers welfare” football tournament, playing in the same stadiums that will one day host the world’s greatest players. We join one team of men from Nepal, India, Ghana, and Kenya whose only common ground is their love for football. Each match offers them a momentary escape from the homesickness and isolation they endure as the lowest class in the world’s richest country. |
