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I was once in a play about Hillsborough and that started my interest in foot ball a bit morbid i know but you have to start somewhere.I new nothing of the details about the 1958 air disaster in Munich and i feel after see this nostalgic drama i should. While watching United there was a wonderful reminiscence rather than a desperate pot boiler the plot and performances led you by the hand and cared for you throughout the hour and a half. The only thing i could relate this to would be Dead Poets Society or Remember The Titans. I did feel that David Tennant was far better than anything i have seen him in before and Dougary Scot should not only have played wolverine but is the only choice for a Sean Connery the life of film.

An interesting and very moving depiction of the 1958 Munich Air Crash which killed several Manchester United players. Told with Bobby Chalton as the lead character it shows the years leading up to the crash - the development of "Busby's Babes" - and the aftermath.

Sensitive and solid direction from James Strong. No dull moments or slow passages of play as he doesn't allow the story to drift. Very good emotional manipulation of the audience too.

Good performances all round. Pick of the lot would be David Tennant as Jimmy Murphy.

Definitely worth a watch, even if you aren't a Manchester United or soccer/football fan.