The documentary is about the England football team during 1990 FIFA World Cup and left the nation undone by West Germany on penalties in the semi-final.

"[6] As well as English football hooligans,[5] Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher backing a proposal to stop England going to Italy,[7] Tory Sports minister Colin Moynihan encouraging the Italian police[9] to be extremely firm with England's supporters,[6] the tabloid press hounding of Sir Bobby[7][9][10] and Chris Waddle's calamitous penalty shoot-out kick.

[9] Setting the World Cup in a wider socio-political context, Erskine examines how close hooliganism came to wrecking the competition and how quickly sports minister Colin Moynihan condoned the Italian authorities' heavy-handed tactics.

[9] One Night in Turin official film score album is by British composer Stuart Hancock[12] and was released a digital EP by MovieScore Media on 1 June 2010.

"[11] David Jenkins of Time Out thought "It's a familiar tale, but only the hardest of hearts would dismiss its storytelling gusto and clever use of archive footage.

[15] Tom Dawson of Total Film thought "Erskine's One Night In Turin argues that the endeavours of Bobby Robson's players eased the memories of Heysel and Hillsborough, leading to a rebirth of the national game..."[2] Richard Luck of Film4.com said, "More compelling still is Erskine's insistence that, as disappointing as defeat might have been, the way England played throughout Italia 90 went a long way towards soothing the nightmares of Heysel, Bradford and Hillsborough.

"[9] He added: "Perhaps the film might have been beefed up by a few talking heads slots, which would have given the main protagonists an opportunity to expand on their roles in this particular passion play.

"[18] Peter Martin of Twitch Film thought "Much time and care was spent on the recreations, but they have an odd flavor, with the majority of them consisting of unnecessary inserts that stick out from the archival material like a series of sore thumbs."

"[19] David Edwards of the Mirror.co.uk said, "One Night In Turin... provides an entertaining look at how manager Bobby Robson became a national hero and Gazza's tears made him a celebrity.

"[23] Wendy Idle of The Times said, "All documentaries tend to nudge reality towards a slightly heightened sense of drama but this is like taking a shameless dive in the penalty area: a little undignified.