Next Goal Wins (2023)

Awards
- 1 nomination

Trivia
Certain soccer stunt scenes for Jaiyah (Kaimana) were performed by the real life Jaiyah Saelua herself.

Goofs
"Chandelier" by Sia, plays while Rongen is driving his car, even though the song wouldn't be released until 2014, almost 3 years after the movie's time line.

Quotes
Tavita: We haven't score one goal in the history of our country trying to have a soccer team.

Crazy credits
After the credits, Taika Waititi's character offers up an epilogue, book-ending the introduction he gave at the start of the movie. Then, he attempts a miracle...

Connections
Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Part of Halle's World (2022)

Soundtracks
La'u Rosa - My Rose
Written by Mata'utia Pene Solomona
Arranged by Ueta Solomona
Performed by Choir of the American Samoa Arts Council
Courtesy of Viking Sevenseas

The critics got this one wrong

I don't understand how a fair critics have rated this movie so poorly.

This is a funny, feel good movie about underdogs who you route for throughout the whole movie. The characters are likeable, the music is good and mainly it's just a fun movie. It doesn't add anything to the sport film catalog but when it comes to sport films, this is definitely one of my favorites. In my opinion, it's very rewatchable.

You can tell it's a Taika waititi movie with his obvious style of comedy. It works for the majority of the movie but does sometimes feel forced or falls flat. I don't know the whole story about the American Somoan football team but as movie, I really enjoyed this story and would recommend it.