Rent Stand or Fall: The Remarkable Rise of Brighton and Hove Albion (2024)
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
From the brink of extinction to the heights of Premier League glory, 'Stand or Fall: The Remarkable Rise of Brighton and Hove Albion' tells the extraordinary true story of a football club that refused to give up. This powerful documentary charts the emotional, dramatic journey of Brighton and Hove Albion - from losing their stadium and nearly vanishing from the league, to building a new home and earning a place among football's elite. Through rare archive footage, exclusive interviews with players, managers, and devoted fans, and stirring match-day moments, this is more than just a story about football - it's about belief, community, and the unbreakable spirit of a city. Whether you're a die-hard Seagulls supporter or simply love a great underdog tale, 'Stand or Fall' is an inspiring tribute to perseverance, passion, and the beautiful game. - Actors:
- Ralph Brown, Norman Cook, Gary Lineker, Desmond Lynam, Alan Shearer
- Directors:
- Ross Clarke, Matt Lorenzo
- Producers:
- Ross Clarke, Matthew Lorenzo
- Studio:
- Dazzler
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest, Sports & Sport Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- Not available for rental
- Run Time:
- 95 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
More like Stand or Fall: The Remarkable Rise of Brighton and Hove Albion
Reviews (1) of Stand or Fall: The Remarkable Rise of Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton’s Empty Net: A Documentary Own Goal - Stand or Fall: The Remarkable Rise of Brighton and Hove Albion review by griggs
It’s hard to imagine a duller ode to triumph that so neatly betrays its subject. Stand or Fall: The Remarkable Rise of Brighton and Hove Albion tries to be a rousing chronicle but reads more like a club press release with extra archive. The documentary not only fails cinematically; it sport washes a team built on the spoils of gambling and that has, in recent years, been more adept at courting corporate respectability than cherishing a messy, local soul.
Where a great sporting film should excavate passion and conflict, this one polishes away discomfort: safe interviews, anodyne montage, and an insistence that every boardroom decision was inevitable genius. The club’s identity here is sanitized into a marketable myth — all strategy slides and sponsor logos, none of the grit that makes football mean anything.
Call it what it is: the worst sporting documentary I’ve seen — pure rubbish that flatters a club more interested in growth charts than grit.