Dirty Games: The Dark Side of Sports

Dirty Games: The Dark Side of Sports

★ 8.8IMDb Score
Released:2016-06-02
Duration:93 min
Director:Benjamin Best
Actors:Tim Donaghy, Charles Farrell, Bonita Mersiades, Christopher Gaffney, Senol Guenes
Production:Benjamin Best Produktions GmbH

Overview:

An expedition to the dirty abyss of professional sports. The award winning investigative journalist Benjamin Best (CNN Journalist of the Year 2011) takes a global look behind the scenes at the colourful world of sports and exposes the bitter taste behind the multi-billion sports business.

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