November 16 (2015)
After 32 years of heartache, bitterness and despair, it took just seconds for Guus Hiddink to exude a rare sense of calmness in the Socceroos dressing room. Four years prior to the now famous night on November 16, 2005, a fragile Australian team had been bullied off the park by Uruguay in its quest to finally break its World Cup drought. Intimidated from the moment they touched down in Montevideo in 2001, spat on by locals and then roared off the park by 60,000 manic fans in the Estadio Centenario, they had barely stood a chance. Now older, more mature and — with Hiddink in charge — more professional, things would be different four years on. That change in mentality flows through November 16, a gripping documentary from Richard Bayliss and Ben Coonan that depicts the Socceroos’ journey from West Germany in 1974 to the moment John Aloisi’s crisp spot kick struck the back of Fabian Carini’s net.
Directors: Richard Bayliss, Ben Coonan.
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John Aloisi as Self |
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Tim Cahill as Self |
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Tony Popovic as Self |
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Jason Culina as Self |
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Mike Cockerill as Self |
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Vince Grella as Self |
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Jack Reilly as Self |
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Ray Baartz as Self |
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Adrian Alston as Self |
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Simon Hill as Self |
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Andy Harper as Self |
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Guus Hiddink as Self |
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Zeljko Kalac as Self |
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Brett Emerton as Self |
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Graham Arnold as Self |
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Paul Okon as Self |
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Tony Vidmar as Self |
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Josip Skoko as Self |
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Alan Davidson as Self |
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John Kosmina as Self |
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Charlie Yankos as Self |
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Paul Wade as Self |
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Alex Tobin as Self |
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Álvaro Recoba as Self |
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Scott Chipperfield as Self |
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Fabian Carini as Self |
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Alen Stajcic as Self |
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Mark Bresciano as Self |
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Mark Schwarzer as Self |
| Directing | Richard Bayliss | Director |
| Directing | Ben Coonan | Director |