We knew the ending, we remember as a family watching Greece play the tournament and still this documentary made up cheer, clap and shout like we were watching it live again.
King Otto
2021
Action / Documentary / Sport
King Otto
2021
Action / Documentary / Sport
Plot summary
In the summer of 2004, audiences looked on in disbelief as the Greek National Football Team, a country that had never previously won a single match in a major tournament, took down the giants of world football to become the unlikeliest of European Champions. The architect behind this unprecedented triumph was legendary German football coach 'King' Otto Rehhagel. After accomplishing every major success in Germany, he made the bold decision to leave all he knew behind and work in a foreign country with the underachieving Greek National Team. This is the story of how these two contrasting cultures came together to speak the same language and write a new chapter of Greek mythology.
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Great story of friendship and triumph against the odds
Really Good
I still remember it vividly when Greece stunned Europe or even the world when winning this in 2004. I'll tell 100% the truth, I wasn't an admirer of their tactics, more so at the time, but as I've grown up I realise that it was their only chance of playing a decent game against most teams, let alone winning them. There's no fluke about beating Portugal twice IN Portugal, drawing against Spain, beating the reigning World Cup and European Championship holders, France and a very decent Czech Republic side. I also seen how much more arrogant and unfairly the media were towards them than I did at the time, especially the English media and pundits. Sour grapes.
As the saying goes: You can only play with the cards you're dealt with and at the end of the day, all that matters is the final-score.
Spectacular film
An incredible film of an underdog story that will warm your heart. It has a different feel from a usual sports doc, it's much more intelligently done.