One Chance

[Machine Translation] A success story that the times demand, from the hit maker of "The Devil Wears Prada" (director) and "How to Find the Best Life" (screenwriter)! Miraculous turnaround from a cell phone salesman! A true story that will give you the courage and energy to live. The opera songs performed by the voice of Paul Potts himself are superb! --As a child, he was a typical bully with a fat face and bad teeth. As an adult, he is a dull cell phone salesman with no girlfriend or friends. His name is Paul Potts. Shy, humble, and lacking in self-confidence, his unspoken dream is to become an opera singer. Despite many setbacks, he finds his girlfriend, Jules, who understands him and pushes him to reach his dream stage step by step. He finally gets a chance to sing in front of Pavarotti, but he loses all confidence when Pavarotti dismisses him, saying, "You can't be an opera singer. However, with the encouragement of his loving wife and friends, he summons up the courage to go up to the audition stage for the last time. Paul's body trembles with nervousness, and he wants to run away again and again. He is torn between the stage and the emergency exit, when he receives a text message that will decide his fate...

Special Feature / Bonus Track: interview with Paul Potts, making-of, trailer, cast & staff profile, production note

監督『プラダを着た悪魔』×脚本『最高の人生の見つけ方』のヒットメーカーが贈る、時代が求めるサクセスストーリー! 携帯電話販売員から奇跡の逆転! 生きる勇気、元気がもらえる痛快実話。ポール・ポッツ本人の声で聞かせるオペラ名曲の数々は秀逸!! ――子どもの頃は、デブで歯並びの悪い典型的なイジメられっ子。大人になっても、恋人も友だちも持てない、冴えないケータイ電話販売員。彼の名はポール・ポッツ。シャイで謙虚、自信の欠片も持てずにきた彼の、誰にも言えない夢は「オペラ歌手」になること。数々の挫折を繰り返すも、恋人ジュルズという初めての理解者を得、背中を押され、夢の舞台に一歩ずつ近づいて行くポール。遂に憧れのパヴァロッティの前で歌う機会を得るが、「君はオペラ歌手にはなれない」と一蹴され、すっかり自信を喪失する。しかし、愛する妻や友達の励ましに、くじけそうな勇気を奮い立たせ上がった最後の舞台、オーディション番組。緊張に体が震え、何度も逃げ出したくなるポール。ステージか非常口か──迷うポールに、運命を分けるメールが届く・・・。

ポール・ポッツ来日インタビュー、メイキング、予告編集、キャスト・スタッフ プロフィール(静止画)、プロダクションノート(静止画)