The Referees (2009)

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Released:
2009-08-10

Overview:
How can a few crucial minutes in a football match change the life of an entire family? How do the "men in black" feel when they are attacked by supporters? Kill the Referee unveils the lives of several professional football referees at the EURO 2008 championship; amongst them, the English referee Howard Webb, who provoked incredible controversy when he gave a penalty to Austria just before the end of the match with Poland, and the Italian Roberto Rosetti, who refereed the final.

Directors:
Eric Cardot, Delphine Lehericey, Yves Hinant

Runtime:
1h 17min

Genre:
Documentary

  • Cast:
  • Howard Webb
    as
    Self
  • Manuel Mejuto González
    as
    Self
  • Roberto Rosetti
    as
    Self
  • Michel Platini
    as
    Self
  • Peter Fröjdfeldt
    as
    Self