21st German Film Festival 2017 (Golden Village)
Dirty Game
Rating
PG13 Some Coarse Languages
Language
English with English subtitles
Cast
Charles Farrel, Tim Donaghy, Dr. Christopher Gaffney
Synopsis
One thing has been evident even before the FIFA Scandal: International sports are dominated by fraud, corruption and exploitation. Focusing on soccer, basketball and boxing, Dirty Games documents the reality behind the fame and glory, bringing to light the harsh facts behind a billion-dollar business and its effect on humanity. Award-winning journalist and filmmaker Benjamin Best lets his interviewees explain how the illegal sports system works, and recount their stories of hurt and loss. Dirty Games was filmed in cities like Washington, DC; Las Vegas; Rio de Janeiro; Kathmandu; Brussels; London; Boston; Manchester; Cologne and more. By uncovering the dark truths of the sports business, this documentary reveals a side of the sporting world that many viewers have never seen before.