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Dir:David Anspaugh. US. 2005. 101 mins. This stunningly pedestrian sports movie tells the story ofthe rank outsider US football team and its surprise victory over England at the1950 World Cup in Brazil. Directed by sports movie veteran David Anspaugh Hoosiers,Rudy and boasting an impressive all-male cast, the film doesn t
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Ian Sandwell talks to RKSS about the journey of their genre festival hit Turbo Kid. Personally, I feel as nervous as the premiere at Sundance. Its the same feeling. Its intense and its happy, but its scary and all kinds of weird emotions, Yoann-Karl Whissell tells Screen when we meet him
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