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Crazy for Football streaming

2017 Movie Italy Sport, Documentary 75 min
By: Volfango De Biasi With: Enrico Zanchini, Santo Rullo, Vincenzo Cantatore

A group of patients coming from many mental health departments throughout Italy, a psychiatrist (Dr. Santo Rullo) as sports director, a former five-a-side football player (Enrico Zanchini) as coach and a world boxing champion (Vincenzo Cantatore) as athletic trainer. These are the protagonists of Crazy for Football, a documentary by Volfango De Biasi on the first Italian national five-a-side team participating the world cup for psychiatric patients in Osaka, a trip from Italy to Japan. The film begins with the selection of the group of 12 who will join the retreat and eventually will reach the most coveted tournament, the World Championship. However, to act as a leitmotif there is another, deeper trip, through the rapids of conscience of those who knew the loss of psychiatric illness. A balanced path between health and insanity that belongs to all of us. A movie where players and not their illness are the protagonists, with the scope of fighting the prejudice that surrounds those suffering from mental illness. Motion as an antidote to the static, therefore football as a saving therapy, a condition that makes everyone feel equal, as said correctly by Dr. Santo Rullo in a scene of the film: "this experience brings to their mind the emotional memory of the time when they were not sick".

Mood

Hopeful
Inspiring
Touching
Uplifting

Cast & Crew

Volfango De Biasi
Francesco Trento
Santo Rullo
Enrico Zanchini
Vincenzo Cantatore
Director Volfango De Biasi
Dr. Santo Rullo (Psychiatrist)
Enrico Zanchini (Coach)
Psychiatric Patients
Sports Coaches
Vincenzo Cantatore (Athletic Trainer)
Volfango De Biasi (Director)

Cinematic Technique

Authentic
Interviews
Observational

Pace

Moderate
Reflective
Steady

Style

Documentary
Emotional
Realism

Central Conflict

Mental Health Awareness
Sports Inclusion
Team Building

Characters

Boxing Champion
Former Football Player
Psychiatric Patients

Ending

Celebratory
Hopeful

Historical Context

Mental Health Awareness
Paralympic Sports

Key Plot Points

Italy Team
Japan Trip
World Cup Participation

Plot

Mental Health
Overcoming Challenges
Paralympic Football
Personal Growth
Sports Therapy
Teamwork

Setting

International
Italy
Japan
Osaka

Shooting Location

Italy
Japan

Theme

Inclusion
Mental Health
Mental Health Awareness
Resilience
Team Spirit
Unity

Genre

Documentary
Inspirational
Social Issues
Sports

Audiences

Documentary Viewers
Families
Mental Health Advocates
Sports Enthusiasts

Titles

Crazy For Football
Crazy for Football: The Craziest World Cup
The Craziest World Cup

Production Countries

Italy
Japan

Release Year

2017
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