Soccer City (2011): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2011, Soccer City is a drama and dokumentarfilm film directed by Nick Fitzhugh, running about 60 minutes. “Welcome to Alex, South Africa's most notorious township where soccer is lived, not played.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Race. Class. Poverty. Faith. Hope. Soccer. Welcome to Alex––the largest and most notorious township in South Africa where soccer is lived, not played. With the first ever FIFA World Cup in Africa as a backdrop, witness the cultural importance of soccer in township South Africa through the lives of five individuals born and raised in the oldest and toughest of South Africa’s townships, Alexandra, locally known as ‘Alex.’ Seventeen-year-old dribbling sensation Nancy ‘Maradona’ Majola, former national team player Isaac ‘Shakes’ Kungwane, current professional Patrick ‘Raiden’ Phungwayo, 69-year-old Jacob ‘Babes’ Bopape one of the first professional soccer players in South Africa, and scholarship-winner Ricardo ‘Rico’ Kutumela will all take you into a culture dominated by soccer and into a storied township still largely unknown and misunderstood even among South Africans.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.8/10, Soccer City has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In USA you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Soccer City page.

If you liked it. Fans of Soccer City tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.