ENC: Forever Pure

The Bioscope is proud to welcome back The Encounters South African International Documentary Film Festival.

Ticket R55

Forever Pure (2016)

Directed by: Maya Zinshtein 

85min

Decades on, the Beitar Jerusalem football team, a bastion of racism, Israel’s hard-right and a symbol for the underprivileged. When owner Arcadi Gaydamak transfers two Muslim players from Chechnya, all hell breaks loose. Fan club La Familia threatens a boycott sparking a violent crisis. Displaying remarkable access, Forever Pure illustrates the difficulty in trying to eradicate racism from a race-based society, as well as the central role that sport all too often plays in the political arena. Producer will attend screenings in CT.