Damian recalls that “when the movie was screened in Sweden, I was very nervous until I noticed that people actually liked it, they were all laughing, they understood what was going on (which I fear they wouldn’t) so then I could relax a little bit. There were many moments where people laughed out loud and it was truly unbelievable”.

“When it was all over, he continues, a boy came and asked for my autograph, I was very intrigued about that but he insisted! Then a girl asked for the soundtrack of the movie. And the next morning, it was such a big surprise when a lady from the Guest Department asked me if I had seen the cover of the official Festival magazine where there was a picture of me kicking a ball. Now I can say I was the cover guy once!”.

I watch “The Other Cup” many times. I’m so moved by it I cry. There are both sadness and joy within this crying. I feel transported to a world that surrounds me. A world I can barely look at without blaming myself for being human.

But then I experience the lively and hopeful spirit of “The Other Cup” and I understand life is way more simple than what we think. I can feel the boy’s happiness and I can also sense the spontaneous brotherhood among all teams that goes beyond this competition.

And Damian, so far away from cliche, lets me be a part of this colorful dream world where these guys live, most of the time.

The Other Cup
1h30min | 2006 | Argentina
Director: Damian Cukierkorn
https://vimeo.com/94974880