The Referees

The Referees

2009 · 77 min · EN · 7.1 (21 votes)
Dir. Yves Hinant, Eric Cardot, Delphine Lehericey · Starring Howard Webb, Manuel Mejuto González, Roberto Rosetti, Michel Platini, Peter Fröjdfeldt, Massimo Busacca
Documentary

How can a few crucial minutes in a football match change the life of an entire family? How do the "men in black" feel when they are attacked by supporters? Kill the Referee unveils the lives of several professional football referees at the EURO 2008 championship; amongst them, the English referee Howard Webb, who provoked incredible controversy when he gave a penalty to Austria just before the end of the match with Poland, and the Italian Roberto Rosetti, who refereed the final.

VIBE

This documentary plunges you into the high-stakes world of elite football referees. Feel the immense pressure and scrutiny as crucial decisions unfold, revealing the human toll behind the whistle. It's a tense, behind-the-scenes look at the men making split-second calls that shape legacies.

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