Playmaker
Synopsis
Ivo, former professional footballer and jailbird with nothing to lose, is a betting natural. His feel for the sport and background draw the interest of Dejan, who takes him into his family, sucking him quickly into football’s underbelly, a world of global fraud and manipulation where individuals are merely small cogs in an international network whose digital tentacles stretch all the way to China and beyond. But when Ivo meets young Lukas, a talented lad in whom he sees his former self, and starts training him for a top team trial while, at the same time, supposedly grooming and manipulating him on Dejan’s behalf, he also falls in love with the boy’s mother. Now Ivo finds himself caught be - tween two fronts and two families, and has to decide...
Cast & Crew
Category Feature Film
Running time 95 min.
Language German
Nationality Germany
Local Release 2018 Apr 12
Production status Completed
Sales Territories WORLDWIDE excluding Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Alto Adige, Luxembourg & Liechtenstein
Playmaker
Cast & Crew
Category Feature Film
Running time 95 min.
Language German
Nationality Germany
Local Release 2018 Apr 12
Production status Completed
Sales Territories WORLDWIDE excluding Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Alto Adige, Luxembourg & Liechtenstein
Synopsis
Ivo, former professional footballer and jailbird with nothing to lose, is a betting natural. His feel for the sport and background draw the interest of Dejan, who takes him into his family, sucking him quickly into football’s underbelly, a world of global fraud and manipulation where individuals are merely small cogs in an international network whose digital tentacles stretch all the way to China and beyond. But when Ivo meets young Lukas, a talented lad in whom he sees his former self, and starts training him for a top team trial while, at the same time, supposedly grooming and manipulating him on Dejan’s behalf, he also falls in love with the boy’s mother. Now Ivo finds himself caught be - tween two fronts and two families, and has to decide...