Preview: After the Cup: Sons of Sakhnin United (2010)

Synopsis:

The story of an Israeli football (soccer) team and how its successful meshing of Arab and Jewish teammates has helped encourage an effort in the torn country of acceptance and integration.

• Poster: C

Review:

The selection of color is original, but not engaging. It's dark and passionless despite the primary image of the poster. The background images are a bit much, but not overly stated.

• Trailer: B

Review:

It's a subject that should be of great importance, but will woefully be ignored where it could do the most good. Perhaps it will encourage more American to support the unification of Israel and the cessation of violence there instead of solely supporting the Isreali government bent on keeping the Arabs separate and unequal in their occupied state.

Oscar Prospects:

I could see the Academy going for this. I could also see them ignoring it.

Release Date:

• May 21, 2010

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (May 30, 2010) Original