One Leg Kicking (2001)
Overview
A group of underdogs form an amateur football team to play in a local league. The prize for the winners: a trip to the 2002 World Cup Finals. The team include a common man's hero who raises his two children single-handedly after his wife passes away, an ex-con with major anger management problems, a lounge singer struggling against his deadly nemesis - the karaoke machine, and a tender but tough tomboy. The story is built around the team struggle against the odds from no-hopers to title contenders. Through the game of football, the team learns not just sportsmanship, but life lessons that help them to mature as individuals, and ultimately, help each other to become better human beings.
TOP CAST
Gurmit Singh
Tai Po
Mark Lee
Handsome
Sharon Au
Kim
Lim Kay Tong
Sonny Lee
Robin Leong
Gavin
Hossan Leong
Eugene
Siva Choy
Sammy Best
Jack Neo
Construction Foreman
Kumarason Chinnadurai
Vernon's Mother
Fiona Xie
Gwen
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