Told through the stories of five former prisoners, this is the story of political activists sent to the notorious Robben Island prison in the 1960s by the apartheid regime, who rise above their incarceration by creating a football league and finding an outlet for their passion and commitment to discipline through the Beautiful Game.
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MORE THAN JUST A GAME (TRAILER)
Cast
Az Abrahams
Sedick Isaacs
Presley Chweneyagae
Mark Shimmers
Wright Ngubeni
Anthony Suze
Tshepo Maseko
Lizo Sitoto
Merlin Balie
Marcus Solomon
Grant Swanby
Warder Delport
Dean Slater
Warder Fourie
Ramey Short
Warder Nel
Anelisa Phewa
Pro Malepe
Junaid Booysen
Dikgang Moseneke
Rea Rangaka
Freddie Simon
Sizwe Msutu
Harry Gwala
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