''The Price of Heaven'' ( nl, De Prijs van de Hemel) is a 2012 documentary film produced and directed by independent Dutch filmmaker Jack Janssen.
The film premiered 14 May 2012 at the Rialto Theater in
De Pijp,
Amsterdam. The film is entirely spoken in
Dutch, but subtitles are shown.
Synopsis
The film follows 13-year-old football starlet
Pablo Rosario around for a year, Pablo is thirteen and follows a general secondary education, while playing for local football club
DWS, the same club that produced the likes of
Frank Rijkaard and
Ruud Gullit, Dutch international football stars who both found their start in the youth ranks of this same club. Just like many football playing boys his age, Pablo dreams of one day playing for
FC Barcelona. His coach is convinced of the young boys talent and foresees a great future for him. Filmmaker Jack Janssen follows Pablo for a whole year, a year where all three of the Dutch
big three Ajax,
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and
Feyenoord express an interest in contracting the young child. Janssen shows Pablo's performance on the pitch, where he is able to effortlessly dissect his opponents, with his family watching, where his father showers him with well-intended, but oftentimes inconsistent advice. At school things are running less smoothly for young Pablo, while the film offers insight into the world of a young professional footballer, where a continuous and often even tougher battle for young talents is fought by the top clubs.
References
External links
De Prijs van de Hemel (official page)at Bonanza Films
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De Prijs van de Hemelat Nederlands Film Festival
2012 films
2010s Dutch-language films
2012 documentary films
Documentary films about association football
Dutch documentary films
AFC Ajax
AFC DWS
Feyenoord
De Prijs van de Hemel
Dutch association football films
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