Nation, race, and culture take to the soccer field in The Other Final. As most of the world's population turns its attention to the 2002 World Cup Finals in Japan, this film pits football's two last-ranked teams against each other. On one side is the squad from Bhutan, a small country nestled high in the Himalayas; facing off against them are men from Montserrat, an equally small Caribbean island nation. What initially seems like a gimmick match between the world's worst teams becomes an intriguing entry point into exploring contrasting cultures and societies, and the unique challenges these tiny nations face. Host Bhutan's citizens respond with a fervent burst of pride, but still live under the shadow of their region's geopolitical tensions, while Montserrat struggles to recover from the devastation wrought by the volcanic eruption of 1995. The Other Final captures how, through sports, such countries take a big step towards shrinking the distance between themselves and the world.