Wild in the Streets
Director: Peter Baxter
Release Year: 2012
Language: English
Subtitle: English
Country: United States, United Kingdom
Genre: Documentary
Narrated by Sean Bean, WILD IN THE STREETS follows the passionate participants and supporters of the ancient game of Shrovetide Football where the field of play is the town itself. As the lifeblood of Ashbourne, an English market town, Shrovetide has been played for thousands of years and is widely considered the longest running sports rivalry on earth. Against all odds, while kings, revolutions and wars have tried to stop this ancient tradition, a passionate community has kept alive this hidden meaning of life – not valued in pounds or dollars but in sportsmanship and friendship of the game.