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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Diego Maradona
Self (voice)
Pelé
Self (archive footage)
Dalma Maradona
Self, Maradona daughter (archive footage)
Daniel Arcucci
Self, sport journalist (archive footage)
Alberto Bigon
Self, SSC Napoli Former Coach (voice)
Gonzalo Bonadeo
Self, sport journalist (voice)
Corrado Ferlaino
Self, SSC Napoli Former President (archive footage)
Ciro Ferrara
Self, SSC Napoli Former Player (voice)
John Foot
Self, historian (voice)
Giannina Maradona
Self, Maradona daughter (archive footage)
Director
Asif Kapadia
Tagline
"Rebel. Hero. Hustler. God."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
On the Corner Films, Lorton Entertainment, Film4 Productions
Stephen Campbell
September 17, 2019
**_A fitting tribute to perhaps the greatest of all time - in all his genius, sagacity, hedonism, and excess_** > _My mother thinks I am the best. And I was raised to always believe what my mother tells me._ - Diego Maradona > _In Argentine football there is a before and after Maradona._ - Julio Grondona > _What Zidane can do with a football, Maradona could do with an orange._ - ...
CinemaSerf
June 30, 2026
I think the fact that we have such an astonishing amount of library footage of this legendary footballer actually goes some way to explaining just what caused his downfall. From his very first games at Boca in Argentina through his more static career at Barcelona and then his meteoric performances that catapulted the lacklustre Napoli to two Serie A titles and an UEFA Cup victory, we follow him wi...
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