Search results
Goal! The Dream Begins: Directed by Danny Cannon. With Leonardo Guerra, Tony Plana, Miriam Colon, Kuno Becker. The extremely talented Santiago Muñez is spotted by a Newcastle United scout and given a chance at professional football.
Goal! The Dream Begins: Directed by Danny Cannon, Michael Winterbottom. With Leonardo Guerra, Tony Plana, Miriam Colon, Kuno Becker. The extremely talented Santiago Muñez is spotted by a Newcastle United scout and given a chance at professional football.
Goal! The Dream Begins: Directed by Danny Cannon, Michael Winterbottom. With Leonardo Guerra, Tony Plana, Miriam Colon, Kuno Becker. The extremely talented Santiago Muñez is spotted by a Newcastle United scout and given a chance at professional football.
Synopsis. Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer... However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that--a dream. Until one day an extraordinary turn of events has him trying out for Premiership club Newcastle United.
- 118 min
May 11, 2006 · "Goal! The Dream Begins" is a rags-to-riches sports saga containing all the usual elements, arranged in the usual ways, and yet it's surprisingly effective. We have the kid from Mexico who dreams of soccer stardom, his impoverished life in Los Angeles as an undocumented immigrant, his dad who scorns soccer, his grandmother who believes in him, the scout who gets him a tryout with a top British team, the superstar who befriends him, and even a pretty nurse.
Drug and Alcohol Content. Santiago and his dad drink beers together in an L.A. pool hall. At clubs, parties and in the apartment Santiago shares with his playboy-teammate, alcohol consumption is the norm. When invited to hit some clubs with a teammate, Santiago asks what the drinking age is in England. He’s told it’s 11.
THE DREAM BEGINS is a triumphant story about believing in your dreams. The amazingly gifted Santiago Munez, a young immigrant living in the barrios of Los Angeles, has an impossible dream -- to play soccer for a world class team. Unexpectedly getting a tryout with one of England's premier soccer clubs, Newcastle United, Santiago finds himself ...
