The Mosquito Bowl connects a football game with World War II history
Peter Berg’s film, adapted from Buzz Bissinger’s nonfiction book, arrives on Netflix November 25.
The Mosquito Bowl arrives on Netflix November 25, according to Tudum. Directed by Peter Berg, the film adapts Buzz Bissinger’s nonfiction book about college football players who became Marines during World War II.
The story connects four athletes’ experiences to a real game played among servicemen before the Battle of Okinawa. Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård, Ray Nicholson and Tom Francis portray the four players.
The production images show actors in a dramatic recreation, not historical wartime photographs. Tudum also mentions selected theatrical screenings without specifying a Brazilian program.
