The Defenders
2023
81 min
movie
4.5/ 10
Overview
When talented Bahrain refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi steps off the plane in Thailand he finds himself surrounded by police with an Interpol arrest order. What unfolds is the gripping true story of an heroic whistle-blower who, after speaking out about his own torture, sets off a revenge plot involving three countries, two royal families and the world's most powerful sporting body, FIFA.