Project Detail

Different League: The Derry City Story

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Synopsis

Derry, 1984. In a city divided by violence and trauma, Derry City football team had been exiled from the national league for 13 years. When four ex-footballers realised their city had lost its joy, they set out to achieve the impossible in persuading the Republic of Ireland to allow them to play across the border – becoming the first team in the world to play in another country’s league. This is the story of how they did it and the extraordinary seasons that followed. It transformed how the world saw Derry and how the city saw itself.

Details

Year: 2021
Type of project: Features
Running time: 90 min
Director: Guy King
Producer: Rachel Hooper
Executive Producer: Ivana MacKinnon, Mike Connolly, Jonathan Smith
Director of Photography: Mark McAuley

Genre

Northern Irish Sport

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

State of Grace Films

39 Deramore Drive
Belfast

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Co-Production with:

Stray Bear
18 The Glasshouse Studios, Fryern Court Road, Fordingbridge, England, SP6 1QX

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