The Brighton Miracle

The Brighton Miracle
The Brighton Miracle
	Film poster
Directed by
Written by	Max Mannix
Produced by	Tim Farmer
Starring	Temuera Morrison; Lasarus Ratuere; Sumire Matsubara; Yûki Kudô;
Release date	31 October 2019;
Country	Australia
Language	English

The Brighton Miracle is a 2019 Australian-made film written and directed by about the lead-up to Japan's "Brave Blossoms" unexpected defeat of the Springboks at the 2015 Rugby World Cup,^[2] told through a combination of drama and documentary. Temuera Morrison plays the hard-driving coach Eddie Jones, and Lasarus Ratuere the captain Michael Leitch.

Plot[]

The story of one of the greatest sporting upsets in history,^[3] when Japan, the team with the worst record in rugby World Cup history, win against South Africa, the two-time champions.

Cast[]

Temuera Morrison as Eddie Jones
Lasarus Ratuere as Michael Leitch
Sumire Matsubara as Satomi Leitch
Yûki Kudô as Nellie Jones

References[]

^ https://www.fames-project.com/2019/10/28/the-brighton-miracle/
^ KYODO (16 August 2016). "'The Brighton Miracle' set to be released before Rugby World Cup". thejapantimes. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ Kitson, Robert (19 September 2015). "Japan beat South Africa in greatest Rugby World Cup shock ever". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

External links[]

The Brighton Miracle at IMDb

[1] ttps://www.fames-project.com/2019/10/28/the-brighton-miracle/

[2] KYODO (16 August 2016). "'The Brighton Miracle' set to be released before Rugby World Cup". thejapantimes. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[3] Kitson, Robert (19 September 2015). "Japan beat South Africa in greatest Rugby World Cup shock ever". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

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