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Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona

Rebel. Hero. Hustler. God.

20197.42h 10m

Overview

Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the personal life and career of the controversial football player Diego Maradona who played for SSC Napoli and Argentina in the 1980s.

Directed by Asif Kapadia
Produced by Paul Martin, James Gay-Rees
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Top Cast

Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona

Self (voice)

Pelé

Pelé

Self (archive footage)

Dalma Maradona

Dalma Maradona

Self, Maradona daughter (archive footage)

Daniel Arcucci

Daniel Arcucci

Self, sport journalist (archive footage)

Alberto Bigon

Alberto Bigon

Self, SSC Napoli Former Coach (voice)

Gonzalo Bonadeo

Gonzalo Bonadeo

Self, sport journalist (voice)

Corrado Ferlaino

Corrado Ferlaino

Self, SSC Napoli Former President (archive footage)

Ciro Ferrara

Ciro Ferrara

Self, SSC Napoli Former Player (voice)

J

John Foot

Self, historian (voice)

G

Giannina Maradona

Self, Maradona daughter (archive footage)

Themes & Keywords

sportsbiographyfootball (soccer)sports documentary1980shand gottes

About Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona is a documentary film released in 2019 exploring themes of sports, biography, football (soccer), sports documentary, 1980s, hand gottes. Directed by Asif Kapadia, it stars Diego Maradona, Pelé, Dalma Maradona. Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the personal life and career of the controversial football player Diego Maradona who played for SSC Napoli and Argentina in the 1980s.

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