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Oct 6, 2017 · Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story: Directed by Jon Carey, Adam Darke. With Justin Fashanu, John Fashanu, Bevan Celestine, Stephen Yaw Agyekum Asante. The tragic story of the first and only football player to come out as gay whilst still playing.
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- Documentary, Sport
- Jon Carey, Adam Darke
- 2017-10-06
Oct 6, 2017 · Overview. Rich archive and emotional interviews are at the core of this telling of the turbulent life of British footballer Justin Fashanu. His coming out in an age of widespread homophobia not only damaged his football career, but led to the demise of his relationship with the brother with whom he shared a painful early history and a lifelong ...
Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story. Super star Justin Fashanu overcame tremendous obstacles to rise to fame by becoming the best soccer player in the UK, and the first $1million pound salaried black player. His brother John was always in his shadow until rumors of Justin's being gay led to Justin's public downfall and John's consequent rise.
Variety. May 11, 2017. The short, mercurial, sometimes self-defeating life of professional soccer player Justin Fashanu is so packed with drama that “Forbidden Games,” Adam Darke and Jon Carey’s documentary about him, often feels like a narrative feature — one that engrosses even as its complex central figure defies full understanding.
- Jon Carey, Adam Darke
- Justin Fashanu
A professional soccer player comes out as gay. Audience Member A solid and moving telling of the tragic story of Justin Fashanu's life; Justin was the first £1million black footballer in ...
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- Jon Carey, Adam Darke
- Documentary, LGBTQ+
Kids say: Not yet rated Rate movie. This documentary is a nuanced, warts-and-all documentary on the first "footballer" to come out as gay. Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story does a masterful job at presenting the complexities inside and outside Fashanu's life. Fashanu overcame abandonment issues when his mother put him and his brother up ...
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Mar 4, 2021 · Justin Fashanu rose to fame in 1980 after scoring the goal of the season against Liverpool, leading a generation of black footballers through the English lea...
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