The defenders / Amazon Studios & Screen Australia present ; in association with Vicscreen & the South Australian Film Corporation ; a Sweetshop & Green Production ; written & directed by Matthew Bate ; produced by Gal Greenspan.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Bate, Matthew, director, screenwriter.

Greenspan, Gal, producer.

Film Platform, film distributor.

Autlook Filmsales, publisher.

Amazon Studios, presenter.

Screen Australia, presenter.

Sweetshop & Green Productions, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

Arabic

English

Subjects (All):

Soccer--Corrupt practices.

Soccer.

Torture--Bahrain.

Torture.

Whistle blowers--Bahrain.

Whistle blowers.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Feature films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (82 minutes)

Other Title:

Fighting for Hakeem

Place of Publication:

Vienna, Austria : Autlook Filmsales, 2023.

Language Note:

In English.

In Arabic.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

When Bahraini refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi steps off the plane in Thailand for his honeymoon, he's arrested on an Interpol order accusing him of terrorism. Thus begins the gripping true story of a heroic whistle-blower who, after speaking out about his own torture, becomes the target of a revenge plot involving three countries, two royal families, and FIFA. Facing extradition and likely death in Bahrain, Hakeem's life hangs in the balance as a dedicated group led by a retired Australian football captain races against time to save him - and the soul of football itself.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed January 03, 2025).

OCLC:

1467806641