Is The Referees scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Referees violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Referees easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Referees end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Referees

Name: The Referees
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2009
Duration: 77 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Howard Webb, Manuel Mejuto González, Roberto Rosetti, Michel Platini, Peter Fröjdfeldt

Directed by Delphine Lehericey, Yves Hinant, Eric Cardot

Produced by Entre Chien et Loup

200977 min7.2 / 10

An intimate documentary exploring how high-stakes refereeing decisions ripple through the personal lives of professional football officials, balancing the pressure of their role with their humanity.

How can a few crucial minutes in a football match change the life of an entire family? How do the "men in black" feel when they are attacked by supporters? Kill the Referee unveils the lives of several professional football referees at the EURO 2008 championship; amongst them, the English referee Howard Webb, who provoked incredible controversy when he gave a penalty to Austria just before the end of the match with Poland, and the Italian Roberto Rosetti, who refereed the final.

Clusters

Slow Character Dramas Comedy That Turns Sharp Conscience Against the System Underdog Comeback Stories Restaurant And Workplace Jobs

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Sports Football (soccer)Referee

Questions people ask

Is The Referees scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Referees violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Referees easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Is The Referees sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Does The Referees end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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