Playing for Keeps

• Comedy
• Romance

A charming romantic comedy unfolds as a down-on-his-luck former professional soccer player attempts a late-life redemption by coaching his son’s youth team, not for athletic glory, but as a strategic foothold to reconnect with his ex-wife and navigate a chaotic new normal. The film distinguishes itself from typical sports comedies by sharply focusing not on winning, but on the messy, often hilarious, complications arising from intersecting parental anxieties and burgeoning new relationships with a series of mothers on the sidelines – each offering a different path, and distraction, from his original goal. With a playful tone, it’s a surprisingly tender exploration of second chances, the evolving definition of family, and the unexpected places where adult connection can be rekindled amidst the pressure cooker of competitive youth sports.