Official Trailer for ‘Defoe’ Doc About English Footballer Jermain Defoe
by Alex Billington
January 25, 2024
Source: YouTube
“It’s not just about football… It’s more than just kickin’ a ball.” Kaleidoscope Ent. in the UK has revealed an official trailer for a sports biopic documentary titled Defoe – a defining portrait of one of England’s greatest goal-scorers, Jermain Defoe. As a player for many Premier League teams, this is obviously set for a UK release first, opening in February with a one night screening event and Q&A. Mixing remarkable interviews with Jermain, his family, fellow players and managers, including Harry Redknapp, Peter Crouch, and Joe Cole, and iconic archive footage – this inspiring, honest and unexpectedly heart-warming doc film explores how football gave Jermain Defoe both great success on the pitch and so much more beyond it, offering a fascinating insight into the life and career of one of England’s most prolific high-profile scorers. ⚽ Director James Ross adds: “Though I knew his goals on the pitch, I never expected that by asking him to trace his roots and his career, it would reveal such a complex tale of love, loss, trauma and redemption off the pitch.”
Here’s the official UK trailer (+ UK poster) for James Ross’ doc Defoe, direct from YouTube:
A player of supreme instinct and God given intuition – Jermain Defoe is a natural born goal scorer, relentlessly finding the back of the net throughout his illustrious career. His inspirational connection to football and enduring love for the game is deep and intrinsic. But his glory and status on the pitch, hides a story of great tragedy off the pitch. In this powerful biography film, Jermain Defoe lifts the lid on both his incredible professional career, but also the scandalous and shocking personal events that shaped him as a player and as a man. Defoe is a documentary directed by English doc filmmaker James Ross, director of the films doc films Speeding Wars, Before Grenfell: A Hidden History, Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism and Me, Hidden Treasures of the National Trust previously. Produced by Naomi Notice. Kaleidoscope Ent. will debut the Defoe film in UK cinemas for one-night-only on February 29th, 2024 this winter, before it arrives to watch at home on VOD. For more details + tickets, visit their official site. Any big fans out there?
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