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Deep Dive: The Four Year Plan (2020)

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The Four Year Plan
The Four Year Plan is a documentary directed by Mat Hodgson that focuses on Queens Park Rangers, a London-based football club. It chronicles the club's takeover in 2007 by a group of billionaires, including Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore, who aimed to rescue the nearly bankrupt team and promote it to the Premier League by 2011. The film provides an inside look at the club's operations, capturing boardroom discussions and decisions as the new owners implement their ambitious plans. The title of the film comes from a statement made by Flavio Briatore in 2007, where he set the target of reaching the Premier League within four years. The documentary was filmed with the consent of the club, but the owners had no control over the filming locations or timing. It premiered at the IDFA Festival in 2011 and later on the BBC in 2012, receiving recognition for its unique perspective on the intersection of business and football.

Why Watch

  • •Follow the dramatic takeover of QPR in 2007.
  • •Meet billionaires like Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore.
  • •See the inner workings of a football club's boardroom.

Did You Know

•The film premiered on 16 November 2011 at the IDFA Festival.
•The club was nearly bankrupt before the 2007 takeover.
•The consortium included five billionaires: Ecclestone, Briatore, Agag, Mittal, and Bhatia.
•The documentary won Best Documentary at the Marbella Film Festival in 2011.

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