Goal! The Dream Begins Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Every dream has a beginning...

Last modified: Dec. 20, 2008

Goal! The Dream Begins

Release Date: Friday, March 3, 2006

Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer. However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that--a dream. Until, one day an extraordinary turn of events has him trying out for Premiership club Newcastle United.

Director: Danny Cannon

Starring: Diego Luna • Stellan Skarsgard • James Nesbitt • David Beckham • Brian Cox

PG-13 Action 1 hr, 57 m

4 / 5.0

88% WILL SEE 13% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: How far would you go to live your dream? When Santiago Munez (Kuno Becker) is given the chance of a lifetime, he must leave his family, his life in Los Angeles and everything that he knows to travel halfway around the globe to England and into a completely foreign world -- the exciting, fast-paced and glamorous world of international soccer.

As an underprivileged Mexican-American immigrant growing up in the poor section of Los Angeles, Santiago seemed destined to follow his father's path in life: laboring at menial jobs to earn just enough money to support his family. Naturally gifted, his amazing talent on the soccer field was wasted in recreation league games while he could only dream of playing on the world stage of professional soccer. But when a British scout (Stephen Dillane) discovers his talent and gets him a tryout with one of England's premier soccer clubs, Newcastle United, Santiago must choose between his father's fate and his own destiny.

Now alone in a world where soccer is a religion and players are gods, this underdog must prove that he's got the talent and determination to make it amongst the best in the world.

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Who stars in Goal! The Dream Begins – Cast List

Diego Luna
Kiss of the Spider Woman, Elysium
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Stellan Skarsgard
Sentimental Value, Dune: Part Two
J
James Nesbitt
The Way, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
D
David Beckham
B
Brian Cox
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Super Troopers 3: Winter Soldiers
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Kuno Becker
Green Ghost And The Masters Of The Stone, From Prada to Nada
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Stephen Dilane
A
Anna Friel
Limitless, Locked In
M
Marcel Iures
The Cave, Amen.
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Sean Pertwee
Duchess, The Reckoning
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Kieran O'Brien
T
Tony Plana
A Snowy Day in Oakland

Who is making Goal! The Dream Begins – Crew List

Director: Danny Cannon
Screenwriters: Mike Jefferies
Piers Ashworth
Adrian Butchart
Producers: Matt Barrelle
Mark Huffam
Mike Jefferies
Michael Winterbottom

Studios: Touchstone Pictures
Production Company: Epsilon Motion Pictures
Milkshake Films

Production – What we know about the Goal! The Dream Begins

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

Changed Goal! The Dream Begins movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some sexual content, language and a brief drug reference
Runtime: 1 hr, 57 m
Tagline: Every dream has a beginning...
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Goal! The Dream Begins Release Date: When was the film released?

Goal! The Dream Begins was released in on Friday, March 3 , 2006. There were five other movies released on the same date, including Aquamarine, Joyeux Noel and 16 Blocks.