Since everyone is caught up with the allure of TIFF this week, I wanted to share that I am very excited to be assisting in the promotion of a wonderful sports documentary film that will premiere later this month in Toronto as part of a joint presentation of both the Hungarian Film Festival Toronto and the Greek International Film Festival Tour of Canada.
“Ange and the Boss: Puskas in Australia” is a funny, quirky and heartwarming film that recounts the story of Hungarian football legend Ferenc Puskas’ managerial experience in the humble surroundings of suburban Melbourne, Australia, coaching ethnic-based club South Melbourne Hellas, during a memorable championship season.
I will also have the honour of moderating a discussion after the film with a distinguished panel, including one of the film’s directors, Cameron Fink, who will be joining us from Australia.
If you’re a movie buff as well as a football fan, this is a can’t miss screening. I had the pleasure of watching an advance copy of the film recently and was enthralled by the man, the myth, and the legend that is Puskas, football’s first true superstar, a member of the mighty and magical Magyars, the Hungarian National Team of the 1950’s, as well as the rollicking Real Madrid side of that era that won multiple European Cups. We discover who Puskas the manager was through the Australian players that formed that 1991 championship team, one of whom, Ange Postecoglou, was just in the news, having signed to lead Nottingham Forest in the EPL, after winning the UEFA Europa League with Tottenham just last season.
The film is as much a tribute to Puskas as it is a nostalgic look back at the immigrant experience that shaped the Greek-Australian community of Melbourne, something many of us can relate to, having followed similar paths here in Canada.
I highly recommend coming out to view this outstanding film and staying for the panel discussion afterwards. It will screen at the Imagine Cinemas Carlton in Toronto, on Saturday, September 27th from 2-4pm ET. To purchase tickets, see the link here below. If you already have a ticket to the TFC v Inter Miami game later that afternoon, why not make it a doubleheader and drop by the theatre earlier in the day.
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