One Leg Kicking

One Leg Kicking (2001)

A group of underdogs form an amateur football team to play in a local league. The prize for the winners: a trip to the 2002 World Cup Finals. The team include a common man's hero who raises his two children single-handedly after his wife passes away, an ex-con with major anger management problems, a lounge singer struggling against his deadly nemesis - the karaoke machine, and a tender but tough tomboy. The story is built around the team struggle against the odds from no-hopers to title contenders. Through the game of football, the team learns not just sportsmanship, but life lessons that help them to mature as individuals, and ultimately, help each other to become better human beings.

Date of release
2001-11-14
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Khoo Koh Toh Law

Casting

Interesting facts

One Leg Kicking is a 2001 Singaporean comedy film about several football amateurs who compete in a football event for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Finals. The film starred Gurmit Singh and Mark Lee.

Production

The film was produced on a budget less than a million dollars with 40 percent of the cost covered by endorsements. The script was completed in November 2000 and filming started in March 2001.

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