Maradona by Kusturica

Maradona by Kusturica
File:Maradona (film).jpg Maradona theatrical release poster
Directed by	Emir Kusturica
Produced by	José Ibáñez
Narrated by	Emir Kusturica
Music by	Stribor Kusturica
Cinematography	Rodrigo Pulpeiro Vega
Production company	Pentagrama Films Telecinco Cinema Wild Bunch Fidélité
Distributed by	Wild Bunch Distribution
Release dates	May 28, 2008 (2008-05-28)
Running time	90 minutes
Language	English Spanish
Box office	$683,632

Maradona by Kusturica is a documentary on the life of Argentine footballer Diego Maradona, directed by the award-winning Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica. The documentary premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2008.

Kusturica stated the following regarding the film:

• It is the first film that will treat all the aspects of the life of Maradona.
• The film will be very complex to make, because I want to show the true personality of Maradona. Football is a science of great mathematical precision!
• The film ends when the former football player being in good health, and has no more addiction to drugs.
• The film will show "the three Maradonas" I've discovered during the shooting: the football teacher, the politically incorrect citizen against the unilateral politics of the USA and the family man. These three Diegos will be in the end of the film I will shoot in the Aztec Stadium in Mexico, where Diego scored one of his most famous goals, during the World Cup 1986 against the English team.

Cast

• Emir Kusturica as himself
• Diego Maradona as himself
• Lucas Fuica as the member of the Maradonian Church

Soundtrack

1. Sex Pistols — "God Save the Queen"
2. Manu Chao — "La Vida Tómbola"
3. Rodrigo Bueno — "La Mano de Dios"
4. Ratones Paranoicos — "Para Siempre Diego"

External links

• Official Website
• Maradona by Kusturica at IMDb
• Maradona Preview at Kustu.com