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An Alternative Reality: The Football Manager Documentary

An Alternative Reality: The Football Manager Documentary

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Documentary

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"It’s the story of the people who escape to the alternative reality of being a football manager, and the effect this has had on their lives. It’s also the story of how a computer game made by football fans has become a part of the world it set out to replicate." - Miles Jacobson

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

72 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

07 October 2014

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Vicky McClure

Vicky McClure

Narrator (voice)

Paolo Nutini

Paolo Nutini

Himself

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Himself

Keith Stuart

Keith Stuart

Himself

Paul Collyer

Paul Collyer

Himself

Ov Collyer

Ov Collyer

Himself

Miles Jacobsen

Miles Jacobsen

HImself

Tony Jameson

Tony Jameson

Himself

Rob Delport

Rob Delport

Himself

Luke Warrington

Luke Warrington

Himself

Will Hughes

Will Hughes

Himself

Jon McClure

Jon McClure

Himself

Tim Pyke

Tim Pyke

Himself

Guy Mowbray

Guy Mowbray

Himself

Johnny Brownlee

Johnny Brownlee

Himself

Niel Deyothin

Niel Deyothin

himself

Peter Clapperton

Peter Clapperton

Himself

Chris Jones

Chris Jones

himself

Adam Clery

Adam Clery

Himself

Alex McLeish

Alex McLeish

Himself

Demetrio Albertini

Demetrio Albertini

Himself

Jon McLeish

Jon McLeish

Himself

Mark Kerr

Mark Kerr

Himself

Adam Le Fondre

Adam Le Fondre

Himself

Andros Townsend

Andros Townsend

Himself

Michael Cox

Michael Cox

Himself

Jordan Garbut

Jordan Garbut

Himself

Johnny Sharples

Johnny Sharples

Himself

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