Sixty Six(2008)

England, the summer of ’66 and the country is about to be consumed by WorldCup Fever. For 12-year-old Bernie the biggest day of his life is looming,the day he becomes a man--his Bar Mitzvah. But his plans for the perfectday begin to go awry when his father’s business starts to fail, forcing thefamily to scale back on their plans. Even more disturbing, the World CupFinal is scheduled for the same day as his passage into manhood. ParentsManny and Esther assure Bernie that England won’t possibly make the finals, and refuse to change the date of the Bar Mitzvah. Bernie’s only solace comes from his relationship with asthma specialist, Dr Barrie. As the big day approaches, everythingseems to be going perfectly wrong: Manny’s business fails, the familyhome catches fire, and older brother Jimmy has a serious injury. And toeveryone’s shock, England keeps winning games and inching towards theclimactic final round. As his parents realize just how much they have letBernie’s once-in-a-lifetime moment fall by the wayside, they come up withtheir own ambitious plan to make Bernie’s Bar Mitzvah day one to remember.