Rent Kaiser! (2018)
3.5 of 5 from 79 ratings
1h 33min
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- Synopsis:
In the 1980's and 1990's, Brazil were the most glamorous football team in the world. Players like Zico, Socrates, Romario and Ronaldo turned a team game into performance art. But Brazil also had the greatest footballer never to have played the game...Carlos Henrique Raposo, known as 'Kaiser', grew up in Rio de Janeiro with one dream: to escape poverty by becoming a professional footballer. He lacked the talent to do so by conventional means, so he constructed an elaborate alternate reality that enabled him to join some of the most iconic clubs in the world. It was sporting fraud on an unprecedented scale. Kaiser was immune to embarrassment and afraid of nobody. He duped superstar players, managers and even the most dangerous gangsters in Brazil to achieve his goal of being a footballer - all without ever kicking a ball. Discover his amazing story, told here for the first time. - Actors:
- José Carlos Araújo, Bebeto, Bernardo de Paula, Renato Gaúcho, Carlos Henrique Raposo, Zico
- Directors:
- Louis Myles
- Producers:
- Tom Markham
- Narrated By:
- Bernardo de Paula
- Writers:
- Ivor Baddiel, Louis Myles
- Aka:
- Kaiser: The Greatest Footballer Never to Play Football
- Studio:
- Kaleidoscope Home Ent.
- Genres:
- Documentary, Sports & Sport Films
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Reviews (2) of Kaiser!
Story of a con man - Kaiser! review by CS
I remember being at the Southampton match when Ali Dia was brought on by the then manager Graham Souness, and then substituted shortly afterwards having run around like what Matthew Le Tissier later described as 'Bambi on ice'. Dia was given a month's contract on the basis of a phone call to Souness from someone who claimed to be George Weah. The whole thing was a scam, and a hilarious one too. Well, that's got nothing on this tale of a footballing con man who talked his way into being signed for numerous clubs yet managed to avoid for years the fate of Dia by hardly ever venturing onto the pitch to actually play. An interesting tale that would have made for a belting 30 minute documentary. Stretched out to around 90 minutes, this gets a little repetitive but it's still an interesting and at times sad tale of an individual who played to his strengths by contributing far more off the pitch than he ever did on it.
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Interesting documentary - Kaiser! review by TH
I've heard a bit about the legend that is Kaiser but didnt know too much about his story. This film gives a good insight and shows the funny side of his story but then as it goes along you start to see more of the man himself and loneliness. Not the best documentary ever but it's an interesting one for any football fans.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.