The Match

~They were forced to play. They refused to lose.

Overview

Inspired by true events from the spring of 1944 when the Nazis organized a football match between a team of camp inmates and an elite Nazi team on Adolf Hitler's birthday. A match the prisoners are determined to win, no matter what happens.

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General Information

Release Date: 2021-07-10
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Runtime: 119 min

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