There was some controversy surrounding recent movie ' Ola-Bola ' which saw some Chinese complaining that the player that scored the final goal in the1980 Olympics soccer qualifying match - which the movie was based on - was a Chinese.

This differs from the movie's account which showed a Malay player scoring the winning goal. The movie made it clear in its opening credits that it was not a true-to-life documentary.

The abortive controversy aside, as cliched as it sounds, 'Ola-Bola' is a movie whose time has come. The issue raised above perhaps showcases the discordant times we now live in and why we need such stories to remind us of why unity is important.