this is what happens when women direct a sports movie
When 39 people are killed prior to the European Cup at the Brussels Heysel stadium in 1985, the mayor's daughter and an Italian journalist are torn between their professional assignments, family, and human nature.
Heysel 85 is showing in 1 cinema in London - next screening Saturday 17 October at 12:00 at Curzon Soho.
Next screenings: Saturday 17 October.
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this is what happens when women direct a sports movie
Not the most subtle of films but it does a wonderful job of building a tense, claustrophobic atmosphere. It unfolds not on the pitch but in the dark tunnels beneath the Heysel stadium, with the sounds of the increasingly agitated Liverpool and Juventus fans booming loudly from above as the tragedy progresses. It's a really grim story and Heysel 85 highlights the government failures which caused and exacerbated the events while interrogating the ensuing moral dilemmas. The characters feel a little controved though - considering this already features real footage from the time, maybe it should've just been a documentary.
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It dramatizes the tragic events and institutional failures surrounding the 1985 European Cup final disaster at the Brussels Heysel stadium.
It was directed by Teodora Ana Mihai and premiered in 2026.
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