Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History (2014)

10.0/10 • 86 min • Documentary

Overview

Football is both the place, the crystallization of sporting passion and the witness of identity imaginations. It is also an interesting and relevant area for discussing the migration issue. From the 1930s to the present day, football, notably with the composition of the French team, has reflected the plurality of the French population. Raymond Kopa, Michel Platini, Zinedine Zidane, Basile Boli... these four footballers alone illustrate the four major waves of immigration that France has experienced.

Cast

Éric Cantona

Zinédine Zidane

Edgar Morin

Michel Platini

Smaïl Zidane

Basile Boli

Luis Miguel Fernández Toledo

Jean Tigana

Self

Jamel Debbouze

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