Brian Cox Stars In Soccer Movie BELIEVE

With the World Cup finished and, depending which side of the pond you’re on, every kid is beginning fall soccer and football, the time is ripe for a new movie on the popular sport.

Here’s a first look at the trailer for BELIEVE, a cute family-friendly underdog soccer story starring Emmy and BAFTA award winner Brian Cox, Natascha McElhne (Showtime’s Californication, RONIN, SOLARIS) along with Phillip Jackson, Toby Stephens, Anne Reid, Kate Ashfield, Richard Strange.

From director David Scheinmann, the film is about Sir Matt Busby, legendary Manchester United soccer manager, who comes out of retirement to coach a group of troubled kids.

The family drama BELIEVE, is set in 1984 and inspired by true events. An act of petty crime by 11 year old Georgie becomes a collision of fate as Sir Matt tracks him down, only to discover that the boy is an extraordinarily gifted footballer and captain of a team of unruly talents.

Having lived with football all his life and survived the tragic 1958 Munich plane disaster, in which eight of his young players were killed, Sir Matt is still committed to continue his work of ‘training lads for life’ and so begins a thrilling adventure as Sir Matt Busby, comes out of retirement to transform a young group of scallywags into a dream team.

BELIEVE opens in the U.S. on September 12.

Read HeyUGuys review HERE.