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'''''Dribbling with their Future''''' is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language documentary film directed by [[Jacob Verghese]].<ref name="H">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/bengaluru-documentary-on-journey-of-underprivileged-footballlers-to-china/article8461495.ece|title=From Austin Town to China|date=11 April 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|url-access=subscription|access-date=24 February 2026}}</ref> The film had a low-key release and won the [[National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film]].<ref name="H"/><ref name="T">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/kannada-films-win-big-at-the-63rd-national-awards/articleshow/51600027.cms|title=Kannada films win big at the 63rd National Awards|date=24 January 2017|work=[[The Times of India]]|last=Suresh|first=Sunayana|access-date=24 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dff.nic.in/writereaddata/Winners_of_63rd_NFA_2015.pdf|title=63rd National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=28 March 2016|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407212456/http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/Winners_of_63rd_NFA_2015.pdf|archive-date=7 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film additionally featured English voiceovers and Hindi.<ref name="H"/><ref name="Language"/><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Based on a true story, the film follows 14 slum kids from [[Austin Town, Bengaluru]], who are all aged 15 and under and play [[Association football|football]] as opposed to the more popular cricket. They participate as a team at the Great Wall Cup in [[Beijing National Stadium|Beijing]], which has 30 countries participating, and end up finishing as the runner up.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/three-awards-for-visaaranai/articleshow/51591898.cms|title=Three Awards for ‘Visaaranai’|website=[[Bangalore Mirror]]|access-date=24 February 2026}}</ref><ref name="H"/><ref name="T"/><br />
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[[Category:2016 Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian documentary films]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Bengaluru]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Bengaluru]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Beijing]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Beijing]]<br />
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]</div>Aryakin2021