In the early months of 2015, dozens of higher-up FIFA members, hailing from all over the world, were arrested on charges of corruption and bribery. Sepp Blatter, the character played by Tim Roth in "United Passions," resigned in disgrace. The sporting corporations Traffic Sports USA and Traffic Sports International were also charged. A few months later, 16 more people were apprehended and thrown on the pile. Most of these people pled guilty in court. The investigations into FIFA's corruption stretched all the way back to 2001, revealing a web of bribery involving local police departments all over the world, all relating to the bidding over World Cup locations. Any city that hosts the World Cup will earn a lot of money in tourism dollars, and a black market bribing war sprang up. FIFA happily took the money. The case is way more complicated than that, of course, but most soccer fans knew the basics. "United Passions," a treacly story about the quiet, gentle nobility of FIFA and its presidents, wasn't going to fly with modern audiences. Critics recognized right away that "United Passions" was meant to serve as pro-FIFA propaganda, and it received universally negative reviews. It has a 0% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The Wrap's Tim Appelo wrote that "United Passions," was "one of those rare films so unfathomably ghastly you could write a better one while sitting through its interminable 110 minutes. I'd rather re-watch Elton John's 'Gnomeo & Juliet' 110 times." And it's not just the whiff of propaganda that makes the movie bad. There aren't many soccer scenes, so most of the action involves boring dudes in white suits in boardrooms. Moreover, "United Passions" doesn't actually provide any context for its few soccer scenes. Evidently, there are several significant wins and losses, and they are spoken of with great portent, but the movie doesn't bother to note why these games are notable. It's a far cry from Clint Eastwood's own historical soccer film "Invictus."