ABOUT THE FILM

LONG SYNOPSIS

Beitar Jerusalem Football Club is the most popular and controversial football team in Israel: it is the only club in the Premier League never to sign an Arab player. Midway through the 2012-13 season, a secretive transfer deal by the owner, Russian-Israeli oligarch Arcadi Gaydamak, brought two Muslim players from Chechnya. The deal inspired the most racist campaign in Israeli sport that sent the club spiraling out of control. One season in a life of this famed club is a story of Israeli society, personal identity, politics, money and a window into how racism is destroying a team and society from within.

Director Maya Zinshtein

Producer Geoff Arbourne

Executive Producers John Battsek, Nicole Stott

Co-Producers Alan Maher, Torstein Grude

Editors Justine Wright, Noam Amit

Cinematographer Sergei (Israel) Freedman

Music Stephen Rennicks

Cast Eli Cohen, Arcadi Gaydamak, Ariel Harush, Ramzan Kadyrov, Dzhabrail Kadiyev, Itzik Korenfine, Ofir Kriaf, Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin, Zaur Sadayev

FESTIVALS
2016: Jerusalem, Toronto

AWARDS
The Van Leer Award for Best Director of a Documentary (Jerusalem), The Haggiag Award for Best Editing (Jerusalem), The Jewish Experience Awards — Honorable Mention (Jerusalem)

AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
North America

EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Blu-Ray, DVD