Diego Maradona
2019 · Movie · 130 min · ★ 7.4 · 85% critics
Built from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary explores the controversial football career and personal life of Diego Maradona, including his time playing for SSC Napoli and Argentina in the 1980s. The film traces the rise, the immense fame, and the pressures that surrounded him.
Also known as Maradona
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Streaming on HBO Max.
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-06-14
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (432 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like Senna or Amy-style archive-driven documentaries about fame and downfall through a larger-than-life sports icon; Not for you if you want a broad, fully explained overview or lots of fresh revelations.
Pros: archival footage-heavy storytelling; two-sided persona; engaging sports intensity | Cons: narrow time focus; emotional hit varies; some fans may find it familiar
Themes
- sports
- biography
- football (soccer)
- sports documentary
- 1980s
- hand gottes
Cast & crew
Diego Maradona
as Self (voice)
Pelé
as Self (archive footage)
Dalma Maradona
as Self, Maradona daughter (archive footage)
Daniel Arcucci
as Self, sport journalist (archive footage)
Alberto Bigon
as Self, SSC Napoli Former Coach (voice)
Gonzalo Bonadeo
as Self, sport journalist (voice)
Corrado Ferlaino
as Self, SSC Napoli Former President (archive footage)
Ciro Ferrara
as Self, SSC Napoli Former Player (voice)
- JF
John Foot
as Self, historian (voice)
- GM
Giannina Maradona
as Self, Maradona daughter (archive footage)
Directed by Asif Kapadia