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

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.

Plot

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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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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Goal! The Dream Begins.

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  Diego Luna

  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Elysium

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  Stellan Skarsgard

  The Avengers, Dune: Part Two

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  James Nesbitt

  The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Way: Chapter 2

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  David Beckham

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  Brian Cox

  The Parenting, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

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  Kuno Becker

  From Prada to Nada, From Mexico with Love

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  Stephen Dilane

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  Anna Friel

  Limitless, Good People

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  Marcel Iures

  The Cave, Amen.

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  Sean Pertwee

  The Reckoning, Duchess

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  Kieran O'Brien

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  Tony Plana

  A Snowy Day in Oakland

Crew Behind the Film

The Goal! The Dream Begins behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

Director

Danny Cannon

Screenwriters

Mike Jefferies
Piers Ashworth
Adrian Butchart

Producers

Matt Barrelle
Mark Huffam
Mike Jefferies
Michael Winterbottom

Production Details

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Dec 2004

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