Iron Men

The documentary covers a season at the football club West Ham United. The team played at Upton Park for a hundred and twelve years. At the end of this season it moves to another ground. The stadium had been the address of the club for all that time. The camera goes inside the club and into the stands alike. Supporters describe the bond they have with the place. The actor Ray Winstone is among them. The decision to move breaks up a settled order. The directors of the club explain their reasoning. Players and coaching staff give the season from the inside. The captain Mark Noble is one of those speaking. The manager Slaven Bilic talks about the work on the pitch. The mood on the day of the final match is where the film peaks. The account is about belonging rather than about football. It asks what it means to belong to a place. Mark Noble and Slaven Bilic speak in the seventy five minute documentary. It is a British production Paul Crompton and Suri Krishnamma finished in 2017.