The workers cup film

A new film, the workers cup, provides a fascinating glimpse into the lives of the workers who are making it happen. Begin the research process by showing the clips from the workers cup. Highlighting the economies of migrant workers from nepal, india, ghana, and kenya living and working in qatar as the country prepares for the 2022 fifa world cup, adam sobels the workers cup highlights the ambitions and dreams of men caught in a form of contract slavery. A film about the exploiting of construction workers from africa and asia, coming to build the football grounds for the scandalous and corrupt qatar world cup and. Inside qatars labor camps, african and asian migrant workers building the facilities of the 2022 world cup compete in a football tournament of. The title of the film comes from a football soccer tournament that fifa. Sep 14, 2017 the workers cup trailer zff zurich film festival. This premiered at the sundance film festival last year and. A momentary delight in an otherwise grim perspective of migrant exploitation and human rights.

The workers cup is set inside the labor camps of qatar, where the world cup is being built on the backs of 1. In an apparent effort to counter allegations of workers rights abuses in qatar, the committee in charge. Qatar is the richest country on earth by the measure of gdp per capita. In 2022, the nation of qatar will host the world cup. By day they sweat to build the world cup by night they compete in a workers welfare football. Jan 20, 2017 the curious union between a socialissues documentary and an inspirational sports doc produces an unusual offspring in the workers cup. The workers cup is a sports movie and an economics lesson members of a team of migrant workers competing in a soccer match in the documentary the workers cup. Sep 25, 2018 adam sobels 2017 documentary, the workers cup is a maddening heartwrenching inside look into a group of construction workers in qatar, building facilities in preparation for the 2022 fifa world cup. From india, nepal, bangladesh, the philippines, and, increasingly from africa, some of the worlds poorest people are working the lowest level jobs to ensure the. The tournament is being sponsored by the same committee organising the 2022 world cup and 24 construction companies have been invited to. Their jobs are strenuous and low paying, and the camp itself is akin to a prison. Apr 15, 2018 adam sobels documentary the workers cup is the kind of feature that cannot be ignored.

With the 2022 fifa world cup on the horizon, qatars migrant population exploded with over 4000 asian and african workers living in labor camps. Nicholas mcgeehan, former researcher, middle east and north africa. The workers cup, a new documentary film by adam sobel, is set inside the labor camps of qatar, where the 2022 fifa world cup is being built on the backs of 1. Genres drama, documentary, sports director adam sobel. As the 2018 world cup quickly approaches, this film serves as an uncomfortable reminder of the humanity behind one of the worlds most beloved sporting spectacles. Adam sobels 2017 documentary, the workers cup is a maddening heartwrenching inside look into a group of construction workers in qatar, building. The workers cup is a sports movie and an economics. Documentary on migrants soccer shows dark side of world cup. The film follows a team of laborers living a reallife version of fant. Much to the films credit, the workers cup treats its subjects as individuals with agency and not as victims, which makes their plight much more relatable. The workers cup follows a group of these menfrom india, kenya, nepal, and.

When fifa selected qatar to host the 2022 world cup, the. Inside the labor camps of qatar, african and asian migrant workers building the facilities of the 2022 world cup compete in a football tournament of their own. The workers cup follows a group of these menfrom india, kenya, nepal, and ghanawho, stuck in isolated camps, working arduous hours for unlivable wages, eagerly escape into a corporatesponsored. Sixty percent of qatars total population are laborers. The migrant workers of qatar involved in the construction of the stadiums for the 2022 fifa world cup get to play a game or two of their own in adam sobels feature debut, the workers cup. The unnerving paradox at the heart of the workers cup extends to the viewer as well. Keeping the 2022 cup in the background, the film instead focuses on the. Behind the scenes of zff daily 2019 am zurich film festival duration. The workers cup is a story of workers rights and corporate abuses. The workers cup in 2022, qatar will host the worlds biggest sporting event, the fifa world cup. It was nominated for the grand jury prize for world cinemadocumentary at the 2017 sundance film festival and won the mckinnis sports documentary award for best sports. More than a film about a game, the workers cup is an examination of the poorest residents in the worlds richest country. It tells of the migrant workers from countries like nepal, india, ghana, and kenya who are building a new stadium for the 2022 world cup in qatar. With unprecedented access to fifas 2022 world cup stadium construction sites and labour camps in qatar, the workers cup follows one group of men from.

The curious union between a socialissues documentary and an inspirational sports doc produces an unusual offspring in the workers cup. In 2022, qatar will host the biggest sporting event in the world, the fifa world cup. The workers cup is set inside the labour labor camps of qatar, where the fifa world cup is being built on the backs of 1. In an apparent effort to counter allegations of workers rights abuses in qatar, the committee in. The workers cup is a sharp examination of the costs of fifas corruption scandal john fink january 23, 2017 highlighting the economies of migrant workers from nepal, india, ghana, and kenya living and working in qatar as the country prepares for the 2022 fifa world cup, adam sobels the workers cup highlights the. On the one hand, i felt myself rooting for the gcc team, as the film eases its. Jun, 2018 the workers cup, a new documentary from firsttime director adam sobel, tells their story. Adam sobels documentary the workers cup is the kind of feature that cannot be ignored. With unprecedented access, the workers cup gives voice to the men who are laboring to build sports grandest stage while competing in a soccer tournament of their own. The workers cup follows one team of men from nepal, india, ghana, and kenya whose only common ground is their love for soccer and their desires to earn better lives. Jan 21, 2017 the workers cup tackles this headon, by providing a brave and engrossing look at the 2015 football tournament from the perspective of the stadium construction workers. It was nominated for the grand jury prize for world cinemadocumentary at the 2017 sundance film festival and won the mckinnis sports. A very human documentary inside qatars labour camps where migrant workers building facilities. The workers cup follows a group of these menfrom india, kenya, nepal, and ghanawho, stuck in isolated camps, working arduous hours for unlivable wages, eagerly escape into.

If the film pulls the back curtain on the immensity of engineering a building big enough to house the population of a small city, its only to acquaint us with the men responsible for making it happen. While all eyes are on the final matches of this years world cup, this sobering documentary follows. The workers cup calls foul on an economic order gone mad. In qatar, migrant workers for the 2022 world cup compete in their own soccer tournament. The workers cup is a documentary with a defeated spirit, but with fleeting glimmers about why the oppressed keep playing. The workers cup film is a documentary feature film directed by adam sobel and produced by ramzy haddad and rosie garthwaite about a group of migrant. The workers cup is a featurelength documentary giving voice to the men who are laboring to. Jun 07, 2018 a sports documentary with a minor in economics, the workers cup also adds a pinch of philosophy into its bittersweet story of migrant laborers who form a team to play soccer in and around. The workers cup film website insightful and moving, this film shows the inherent unfairness of young men from the worlds poorest countries essentially giving up their lives and leaving their families to build vanity projects in the worlds richest countries.

The documentary watches a team of migrant workers in qatar who play soccer in and around the stadiums they are building for the world cup. Conclusion equal parts inspiring and infuriating, the workers cup should be required viewing for any soccer fan. On the one hand, i felt myself rooting for the gcc team, as the film eases its way into something resembling a. The workers cup tackles this headon, by providing a brave and engrossing look at the 2015 football tournament from the perspective of the stadium construction workers.

The workers cup 2018 stream and watch online moviefone. Official trailer for migrant workers documentary the. Jun 05, 2018 the unnerving paradox at the heart of the workers cup extends to the viewer as well. The workers cup champions those who build the stadiums, and. The workers cup, a new documentary from firsttime director adam sobel, tells their story. Each match offers them a momentary escape from the homesickness and isolation they endure as the lowest class in the worlds richest country.

The workers cup film website insightful and moving, this film shows the inherent unfairness of young men from the worlds poorest countries essentially giving up their lives and leaving their families to build vanity projects in the worlds richest. Explain that students will see selected clips from a film about foreign workers who are building qatars facilities and infrastructure for the fifa world cup soccer tournament in 2022. The workers cup is directed by american filmmaker adam sobel, who spent 5 years in qatar, now making his feature directorial debut. A funny, human and thoughtful documentary about a football tournament for a team of men, migrant workers, building for the fifa world cup. The film focuses on a select group in the camp who have been chosen to compete in a football tournament for labourers. Inside qatars labor camps, african and asian migrant workers building the facilities of the 2022 world cup compete in a football tournament of their own. The mostly migrant workers building the stadiums and surrounding infrastructure for the 2022 international soccer championship toil in perilous, oft.

The workers cup is the exciting and fascinating documentary about these workers and the smallscale, workersonly soccer tournament they participate in. The film follows a team of laborers living a reallife version of fantasy football a dark fantasy. Adam sobels 2017 documentary, the workers cup is a maddening heartwrenching inside look into a group of construction workers in qatar, building facilities in preparation for the 2022 fifa world cup. Firsttime feature director adam sobel gained rather. Jan 23, 2017 the migrant workers of qatar involved in the construction of the stadiums for the 2022 fifa world cup get to play a game or two of their own in adam sobels feature debut, the workers cup. Januar 2017 im rahmen des sundance film festivals seine weltpremiere feierte.

Use one of the films accompanying resources to further engage with the issues and host a free screening through our community network. Jun 07, 2018 being a world cup laborer in qatar is dangerous. The workers cup is a featurelength documentary giving voice to the men who are laboring to build sports grandest stage. The mostly migrant workers building the stadiums and surrounding infrastructure for the 2022 international soccer championship toil in. When fifa selected qatar to host the 2022 world cup, the petroleumrich country used its vast and wealthy resources to begin constructing stateoftheart stadiums and facilities utilizing millions of migrant workers.

This documentary gives voice to one group from the 1. The workers cup 2018 official trailer hd passion river films. The workers cup trailer mondovisioni 2018 duration. Rumours of alleged bribes, discussions on the practicability of hosting a football tournament in a middleeastern. Museum of the moving image programs the workers cup. Each match offers them a momentary escape from the homesickness and isolation they endure as.

Official trailer for migrant workers documentary the workers. In doing so, the workers cups many juxtapositions become obvious, but the film takes care to present the scenario at hand rather than pity those involved. Documentary the workers cup is a sobering expose on global. Working twelvehour days, seven days a week, a select group of men from the umm salal labor camp a prisonlike. As they work to provide for family back home, these vulnerable migrant workers endure backbreaking work for low pay and agree to strict contracts under false pretenses. The workers cup champions those who build the stadiums.