We Can Be Heroes!

2002 · 89 MIN · IMDB 5.4 · 1,045 VOTES · DIR. Ulf Malmros

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Overview

Two kids - about 11 years old - Marcello and Fatima, meet and like each other very much. Both have dreams and problems. Marcello wants to fly but feels like an absolutely useless human being, Fatima wants to play soccer - which is not acceptable for her Muslim family. But then they start to support each other in a very delicate and subtle manner...

Dialogue Timeline — 664 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:06 You were on the pitch for a minute and managed to miss an open goal three times.
00:03:33 Screw the phone!
00:06:32 Help us lift sometime!
00:09:06 -It's not what you think. -It doesn't matter, Marcello.
00:12:32 And mom wants me to be the best in the chorus and maybe even a priest.
00:16:17 Then you can go and sit in the vacant seat there. That will work.
00:21:35 -You think too much of course. -Actually, I know.
00:25:36 Look! There's a guy. What the hell?
00:29:01 Marcello Mancini to the control tower. Is the runway open?
00:32:10 Okay.
00:36:23 -I can play. -Good, Fatima. Come on!
00:40:21 Why are you sewing?
00:44:06 -At home, you'll see my excitement. -Stop, we must confess.
00:47:14 -Shouldn't we close the curtains? -They won't come.
00:51:32 Take it, damnit!
00:54:36 Now you may go. I must rest.
00:57:04 Sometimes you have to lie to people to stay positive, as they say.
01:00:59 -Yes, I skipped school. -Why?
01:03:37 But we never said when I would fly, so I'll do it only after I grow up.
01:08:55 Oh, shit! I liked it much better in my mother's womb.
01:11:30 -Congratulations. -Thank you very much.
01:14:07 Sit down. That was just a match, not the World Cup.
01:18:07 Damn it too!
08:02:03 -Marcello is my lady.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed664
Dialogue density7.5 lines / min
First line00:00:06
Final line08:02:03

Production Record

DirectorUlf Malmros
LanguageSwedish
IMDb votes1,045