One Step From Glory
In the News • 52m
Directed by Fabrice Macaux • Documentary • 2020 • 53 minutes
Le Havre Athletic Club (HAC) training center is one of the best and most demanding in Europe, the oldest club in French football.
Abdel, 18, is entering a decisive year; the last in the center for this young footballer. The challenge is for him sign his first professional contract and see the promise of glory open up—or go back to square one in his city of Saint Etienne du Rouvray, without a diploma or prospects in life. Around him, the pressure mounts. A child of struggling immigrants, this year will make or break his future.
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