See You in Montevideo is now up there in the pantheon of my favorite sports movies. Set in 1930 it follows the Yugoslavian National Soccer Team as it travels to Uruguay to play in the World Cup. Great camera work gracefully captures the matches. Subplots of ill-conceived romance, skulduggery international tensions, and the always sinister dealings of FIFA fill the plot on this 2.5 hour epic of the triumph of the underdog. Armand Assante portrays a thoroughly sleazy American promoter trying to buy up all the best players and almost destroys the team. Lovely to watch and fun!
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