Summary
On July 5th, 1984, Diego Maradona arrived in Naples for a record fee then, and for the next seven years, all hell breaked loose. The most famous football genius of all time and the most disfunctional city in Europe were perfect for each other. Maradona was blessed on the field but cursed beyond it; this charismatic Argentine very quickly took Napoli to their first ever champion title. Dreams were fulfilled. But there was a price… Diego was allowed to do everything as long as he performed miracles on the field, but when the magic disappeared he became a prisoner of the city. The third film behind the Oscar and the BAFTA award-winning team that brought us the films Senna and Amy, is made up of over five hundred hours of unseen footage from Maradona's personal archive, and is entirely supported by the player himself.
Festivals and awards
British Independent Film Awards 2019 / Cannes Film Festival 2019 / International Documentary Association 2019 / Locarno International Film Festival 2019 / Sheffield International Documentary Festival 2019;
