Believe

A young, gifted soccer player who gets into trouble for a petty crime is brought to the attention of former Manchester United coach Matt Busby, who comes out of retirement to help the boy and his teammates.

Cast

Natascha McElhone

as Erica Gallagher

Brian Cox

as Matt Busby

Toby Stephens

as Dr. Farquar

Kate Ashfield

as Helen

Anne Reid

as Jean Busby

Philip Jackson

as Bob

Richard Strange

as Father Brian

Jack Smith

as Georgie Gallagher

Danny Scheinmann

as Billy

Joshua Dunne

as Steve

Reviews

John Chard

Oh Manchester, so much to answer for. Believe is a British football movie that finds the legendary Sir Matt Busby (Brian Cox) coaching a kids 7 a side football team. Matt Busby was the manager of Manchester United Football Club, who lost their team of starlets (known as The Busby Babes) to the Mu...

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