Jack to a King: The Swansea Story (2014)

ALL 09/12/2014 (en) Documentary 98 Min
  • Release
    09/12/2014
  • Production
    Sapex Scripts, YJB Films
  • Rotten tomato
    66%
  • Original title
    Jack to a King: The Swansea Story
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

From rock bottom to top flight

Overview

Jack to a King is a passionate portrait of the rise of Swansea City Football Club from near oblivion to the world stage of the Premier League. It is the story of a city and the people who made the club what it is today. An independent feature from film makers, Mal Pope and Edward Thomas, YJB Films’, Jack to a King is about more than just a football club, it is about a city that survives against all odds – through the Blitz, industrial decline and recession. It tells a universal story of how football plays into the lives of ordinary people. It touches on the Welsh attitude to defeat and victory and the relationship between sport and money. The story is told through the characters involved, capturing the rhythm of their lives and presenting a portrait of where they live. Through it all, there is one dream, one ambition which unites everyone – The Premier League.

  1. Marc Evans

    Director

  2. Story

  3. John Richards

    Editor



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Jack to a King: The Swansea Story (2014) 98 Min

ALL 09/12/2014 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 09/12/2014
  • Production
    Sapex Scripts, YJB Films
  • Original title Jack to a King: The Swansea Story
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

From rock bottom to top flight

Overview

Jack to a King is a passionate portrait of the rise of Swansea City Football Club from near oblivion to the world stage of the Premier League. It is the story of a city and the people who made the club what it is today. An independent feature from film makers, Mal Pope and Edward Thomas, YJB Films’, Jack to a King is about more than just a football club, it is about a city that survives against all odds – through the Blitz, industrial decline and recession. It tells a universal story of how football plays into the lives of ordinary people. It touches on the Welsh attitude to defeat and victory and the relationship between sport and money. The story is told through the characters involved, capturing the rhythm of their lives and presenting a portrait of where they live. Through it all, there is one dream, one ambition which unites everyone – The Premier League.

  1. Marc Evans

    Director

  2. Story

  3. John Richards

    Editor

  4. Gwenllian Hughes, David Canelo

    Producer