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The Referees
71%
Movie
1h 17m
AI Analysis
The Referees (2009) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Referees (2009) — a movie tagged as Documentary with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: How can a few crucial minutes in a football match change the life of an entire family? How do the "men in black" feel when they are attacked by supporters? Kill the Referee unveils the lives of several professional football referees at the EURO 2008 championship; amongst them, the English referee Howard Webb, who pr… Our models also surface themes such as family and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~77 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Referees 71% (24 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
How can a few crucial minutes in a football match change the life of an entire family? How do the "men in black" feel when they are attacked by supporters? Kill the Referee unveils the lives of several professional football referees at the EURO 2008 championship; amongst them, the English referee Howard Webb, who provoked incredible controversy when he gave a penalty to Austria just before the end of the match with Poland, and the Italian Roberto Rosetti, who refereed the final.
Quick facts
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2009-08-10
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- TMDB rating
- 7.1
- TMDB ID
- 42316
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How can a few crucial minutes in a football match change the life of an entire family? How do the "men in black" feel when they are attacked by supporters? Kill the Referee unveils the lives of sev... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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The official runtime for The Referees is approximately 77 minutes.
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