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Dirty Games: The Dark Side of Sports (2016)

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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.

Release Date
June 2, 2016
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
8.8/10 (2 votes)

Director: Benjamin Best

Cast: Tim Donaghy, Charles Farrell, Bonita Mersiades, Christopher Gaffney, Senol Guenes

Production: Benjamin Best Produktions GmbH
corruptionsportsgamblingbasketballorganized crimefootball (soccer)professional sportsnational basketball association (nba)refereefixed fight
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Dirty Games: The Dark Side of Sports

Documentary
8.8
93 min
2016

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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Production Info
StatusReleased
Original LanguageGerman
Release Date6/2/2016
Director & Writers

Directed by

Produced by

Production Companies
Benjamin Best Produktions GmbH

Keywords

corruption
sports
gambling
basketball
organized crime
football (soccer)
professional sports
national basketball association (nba)
referee
fixed fight
boxing
sports gambling

Spoken Languages

German
English

Production Countries

Belgium
Brazil
Germany
Italy
Nepal
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States

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Tim Donaghy

CF

Charles Farrell

BM

Bonita Mersiades

CG

Christopher Gaffney

SG

Senol Guenes

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Dirty Games: The Dark Side of Sports about?▾

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 colourf…

How long is Dirty Games: The Dark Side of Sports?▾

1h 33m

When was Dirty Games: The Dark Side of Sports released?▾

June 2, 2016

Who directed Dirty Games: The Dark Side of Sports?▾

Benjamin Best

Who stars in Dirty Games: The Dark Side of Sports?▾

Tim Donaghy, Charles Farrell, Bonita Mersiades

What genre is Dirty Games: The Dark Side of Sports?▾

Documentary