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On the eve of the 2002 World Cup, the Republic of Ireland soccer team are preparing on the island of SAIPAN. But things don't go to plan, leading to a spectacular falling out between the team's captain, Roy Keane (Éanna Hardwicke), and manager Mick McCarthy (Steve Coogan).

2026 · 1h 31m

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On the eve of the 2002 World Cup, the Republic of Ireland soccer team are preparing on the island of SAIPAN. But things don't go to plan, leading to a spectacular falling out between the team's captain, Roy Keane (Éanna Hardwicke), and manager Mick McCarthy (Steve Coogan).

COMMON SENSE

Bad language in fact-based soccer drama about clashing egos.

TOMATOMETER
Average 6.7
Reviews 41
Fresh 38
Rotten 3

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Studio
Vertigo Releasing Limited
Released
2026
Run Time
1 hr 31 min
Rated
Unrated
Regions of Origin
Ireland, United Kingdom
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Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom), English (Ireland)
Audio

English (Ireland) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), French (Canada)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.