FILM: Will
CAST: Damian Lewis, Jane March, Bob Hoskins
DIRECTION: Ellen Perry
Will is a 2011 British sports drama. At the start of the film, 11-year-old Liverpool fan Will Brennan is at a boarding school in the south of England, due to his father Gareth’s (Lewis) inability to look after him following the death of his mother.
Gareth arrives one day out of the blue, with two tickets to see Liverpool play AC Milan in the 2005 Champions League Final in Istanbul. Unfortunately, before they can go, Gareth dies suddenly.
Will is determined to go and honour his father’s memory. He runs away and makes it as far as France. He then meets Alek, a former Yugoslavian footballer who stopped playing during his country’s civil war.
Despite Alek’s initial reluctance to get involved, he is inspired by Will’s determination and tries to help him fulfill his dream. After many trials and tribulations, Will gets his wish and has a better experience at the match than he could ever have imagined.
A tear-jerker, Will features a host of award winning movie stars, including Bob Hoskins, Damian Lewis and Paul McGrattan. — WS
