Racism in France comes to the big screen

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 Racism in France comes to the big screen
The latest football film to make its way onto the big screen departs from the usual junk which is usually served up for the cinematic football crowd, and takes the serious issues of loneliness and isolation fused with an undercurrent of French racism in football, and delivers it for global consumption. “Substitute” is a documentary made by former French international midfielder ... [link]

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