Sixty Six
Paul Weiland
England | 2006 | 93mins | 35mm | Colour
It is the summer of 1966, and England is consumed by World Cup Fever. For twelve- year-old Bernie though, the biggest day of his life is looming: his Bar Mitzvah, and the day he becomes a man. However, Bernie's family are increasingly distracted by the threat of loss of their business and their wayward older son, and the scale of Bernie's Bar Mitzvah diminishes daily. It seems like the stars have aligned to prevent it from being the blow-out bash he always dreamt of.
Worst of all the Cup Final is scheduled to take place on the same day and when England makes it through the qualifying rounds, Bernie's longed-for Bar Mitzvah looks set to be a complete disaster. Will Bernie's friends and family be able to resist World Cup fever and make it to the celebration he has gleefully anticipated his entire childhood, or will the mania that has overtaken all of England ruin the biggest day of his life? |
