https://www.filmplatform.net/product/the-defenders
When Bahraini refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi steps off the plane in Thailand for his honeymoon, he’s arrested on an Interpol order accusing him of terrorism. Thus begins the gripping true story of a heroic whistle-blower who, after speaking out about his own torture, becomes the target of a revenge plot involving three countries, two royal families, and FIFA. Facing extradition and likely death in Bahrain, Hakeem’s life hangs in the balance as a dedicated group led by a retired Australian football captain races against time to save him—and the soul of football itself.
