Super cinematic soccer fun…
Wednesday, 25 May 2005.
What a night that was. For Liverpool fans, it will forever be etched in the memory as it was the incredible night that their beloved club somehow clawed back from the brink of defeat against AC Milan to become champions of Europe for the fifth time in their illustrious history.
Now, Liverpool fans have another reason to celebrate as One Night In Istanbul, a fictional football-focused crime-comedy film, is now screening exclusively in ODEON cinemas including Point Village & Blanchardstown, Dublin and Victoria Square, Belfast. For all screening info, click here.
The film centres on one of the Reds’ greatest nights in history. Supported by fans and players alike and taking as its backdrop the gripping 2005 Champions League final, the film is based on the original hit stage play by Nicky Allt, following two down-on-their-luck Liverpool cabbies, Tommy and Gerry, who strike an unusual deal with a local gangster to take their sons on a trip of a lifetime, to watch their beloved team play in the Champions League final in Istanbul.
However, big trouble awaits them, in the form of two ruthless crooks and a huge bag of stolen cash and it’s not long before the pressure on the pitch is almost as heated as the action off it.
Check it out…
Featuring a host of acting talent including Paul Barber (The Full Monty, Only Fools and Horses), Samantha Womack (Eastenders, Game On) and Steven Waddington (Sleepy Hollow, The Parole Officer), One Night in Istanbul will appeal not only to Reds fans, as well as other football fans, but to anyone who loves a good comedy too.
Oh, and keep an eye out for this very special cameo from a certain Mr Robbie Fowler. Legend.
And who needs film critics when you have soccer-playing, cinema-loving greats like Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher and Rafa Benitez all weighing in, giving it their best Dave Fanning…
For all Irish screening info, click here.
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