Directed by: Matthew Bate
Australia, 2023, 90’
ROMANIAN PREMIERE
When talented Bahrain refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi steps off the plane in Thailand to begin his honeymoon, he finds himself surrounded by police with an Interpol arrest order accusing him of terrorist activity. What unfolds is the gripping true story of a heroic whistle-blower who, after speaking out about his own torture, sets off a revenge plot involving three countries, two royal families and the world's most powerful sporting body, FIFA. As Hakeem awaits extradition back to Bahrain where he will likely be killed, a rag-tag group of campaigners led by a retired Australian football captain turned television pundit, play out a nail-biting thriller, racing against the clock to save Hakeem’s life and the very soul of football itself.
Sunday, October 6, 16:30, Cinema Arta, Arad