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Nossa Chape
Documentary
NOSSA CHAPE tracks the rebuilding of the Chapecoense football club in Brazil after a November 28, 2016 airplane crash left only three players alive. Through exclusive access to the families of the deceased, the new team and three severely injured recovering players, the documentary investigates the community's many challenges in the aftermath of tragedy. The town finds itself divided by a desire to respect the memory of those they lost while also preparing to move the club into its future. The citizens and team must find a way to unite around a common identity.
Rating
NR
Director
Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist, Julian Duque
Studio
Fox Sports Films
Writer
Michael Zimbalist, Jeff Zimbalist
- The poignancy in this documentary comes from seeing the faces and hearing the voices of those affected by a tragedy that made worldwide headlines.Reply
- Fox Sports presents a taut and moving tale of a soccer team struck by disaster and the town determined to see them make a comeback.Reply
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- A rising-from-the-ashes-of-tragedy documentary that underlines how well the filmmaking Zimbalist Brothers know South America, know Brazil and know futbol.Reply
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- From finger pointing to shared sadness, and moments of unexpected communion and joy, Nossa Chape is most engrossing when it pulls back from individual players, and takes in the whole stadium.Reply
- Nossa Chape has an urgency and poignancy that several narrative dramas only wish they could achieve.Reply