Articles

Israel’s Arab-Jewish conflict played out on a soccer field
By Lisa Rosen
LOS ANGELES TIMES
May 27, 2010
* This feature also ran in the May 27th print edition of the LA Times

Real Films Meet Reel Football
By Jack Bell
THE NEW YORK TIMES | Goal
May 17, 2010
* Jack Bell’s interviews with Abas and Christopher. Includes the trailer.

Soccer, Racism and Israel’s Unlikely World Cup Hero: Abbas Suan, Arab Muslim
By Sarah Wildman
POLITICS DAILY
May 29, 2010

Reviews

Variety
Key goals are scored in every division of “After The Cup”..

ESPN
…just like a mid-major school you’ve never heard of in the NCAA tournament, this film came out of nowhere … the fest’s BKS (best-kept secret).

NYT
Never forgetting the rush of the game, the directors regularly serve up fleet footage of the team’s highs and lows, allowing the rhythms of the field to set the film’s volatile beat

LATIMES
“the film presents a strong example of sports’ ability to bond the most disparate groups, even as political forces work to keep them apart.”

vvoice
“A sobering counterpoint to Clint Eastwood’s feel-good reconciliation saga Invictus,”

specC
inspiring and thought-provoking film that never once alienates either soccer neophytes or adrenaline junkies

vvoice
“it establishes the difficulty of burdening one team to serve as a national symbol of reconciliation”

TIAS (This is American Soccer)
“A more important premiere..”

After the Cup: Sons of Sakhnin United | Review
By Nora Lee Mandel
FILM-FORWARD
May 21, 2010

Movie Reviews: After the Cup, Sherk Forever After, Prince of Persia
By Nick Schager
LA WEEKLY
May 27, 2010
* note: this is a run of Nick Schager’s review for the Village Voice

Movie Review: ‘After the Cup’
By Olu Alemoru
THE LOS ANGELES INDEPENDENT
May 30, 2010

Movie review: ‘After the Cup’
By Gary Goldstein
LOS ANGELES TIMES
May 27, 2010

After the Cup: Sons of Sakhnin United Review
By Harvey Karten
MOVIE WEB
May 15, 2010

Movie Review | That Post-Championship Season
By Jeannette Catsoulis
THE NEW YORK TIMES
May 20, 2010

Cup Dreams
By Ethan Alter
NYC FILM CRITIC
May 21, 2010

Reviews for May 21st, 2010 | After the Cup: The Sons of Sakhnin United
By Avi Offer
THE NYC MOVIE GURU
May 20, 2010

After the Cup: Sons of Sakhnin United | Review
By Cynthia Fuchs
POP MATTERS
May 28, 2010

Shelli’s Movie Reviews | After the Cup: Sons of Sakhnin United
By Shelli Sonstein
Q 104.3 FM
May 21 2010

After the Cup: Sons of Sakhnin United | Film Review
By Lauren Wissot
SLANT MAGAZINE
May 17, 2010

After the Cup: Sons of Sakhnin United | Review
By Lauren Westerfield
SPECTRUM CULTURE
May 21, 2010

Film Review | After the Cup: Sons of Sakhnin United
By Andrew Schenker
TIME OUT NEW YORK
May 19, 2010

After the Cup: Sons of Sakhnin United (Christopner Browne)***
By Larry McGillicuddy
TRACKING SHOTS
May 28, 2010

MOVIE REVIEW: After the Cup: Sons of Sakhnin United
By Yair Riemer
USA TODAY
May 21, 2010
** note: this links to the World Cup Blog review

After the Cup: Sons of Sakhnin United review
By Nick Schager
THE VILLAGE VOICE
May 18, 2010

Movie Review | After the Cup: Sons of Sakhnin United
By Yair Riemer
WORLD CUP BLOG
May 21, 2010