Taika Waititi’s sports comedy, Next Goal Wins, is based on the true underdog story of the American Samoa national football team and one coach’s triumphant efforts to lead them to victory in a World Cup qualifying match. Waititi co-wrote the screenplay with The Inbetweeners co-creator Iain Morris, chronicling Dutch-American football coach Thomas Rongen’s tenure at the American Samoa national team. In the role of Rongen, Michael Fassbender leads a star-studded cast that includes Elisabeth Moss, Rachel House, Will Arnett, Rhys Darby, and Waititi himself. Most sports movies tell uplifting stories about underdogs, but Next Goal Wins has the distinction of being based on a true story.

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