# Goal II: Living the Dream (2007)

> A Newcastle football hero discovers that joining Real Madrid makes loyalty and love harder to defend than any opponent on the pitch.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4969

## Facts

- Runtime: 115 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
- Cast: Kuno Becker, Stephen Dillane, Anna Friel, Alessandro Nivola, Elizabeth Peña, Jorge Jurado, Rutger Hauer, Leonor Varela
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473360/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: inspirational, earnest, sentimental, sports movie night, football match night

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