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Back of the Net

2019 · 86 min

A bright, easy-going underdog sports story that mixes science and soccer, with gentle humour and a warm message about friendship and self-belief.

Directed by: Louise Alston
Genres: Drama, Family
Starring: Sofia Wylie, Kate Box, Christopher Kirby

Tagline: Out of the classroom and onto the pitch.
Overview: A new student at a soccer academy is determined to beat her rival's team in the national tournament.

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Directed by: Louise Alston
Genres: Drama, Family
Starring: Sofia Wylie, Kate Box, Christopher Kirby

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
coming-of-age
identity
found family
ambition
Places: school
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Humour	5
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	1
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: drama, family
Directed by: Louise Alston
Written by: Alison Spuck McNeeley, Casie Tabanou
Starring: Sofia Wylie, Kate Box, Christopher Kirby, Tiarnie Coupland, Ashleigh Ross, Yasmin Honeychurch, Melissa Bonne, Gemma Chua-Tran
Runtime: 86 min
Country: Australia
Languages: English, Hebrew, Italian

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