Stars of the sports and entertainment world joined Academy and BAFTA Award winning director, Asif Kapadia (AMY, SENNA), editor Chris King, producer Paul Martin and archive producer Fiammetta Luino at the Special London Gala Screening of DIEGO MARADONA – in association with GOAL – last night ahead of its nationwide release on 14 June.
Also in attendance were Chelsea football player Callum Hudson-Odoi, former Arsenal player Lee Dixon, former Number 10 press secretary Alistair Campbell, Tottenham Ladies Football player Renee Hector, TOWIE’s Harry Lee and Tom McDonnell, Judo Olympian Ashley McKenzie, Sky Sports News presenters Jo Wilson and Kelly Cates, poet / actor Hussain Manawer and Argentinian Ambassador to the UK Renato Carlos Sersale di Cerisano.
The multi BAFTA and Academy Award®-winning team behind SENNA (2010) and AMY (2015) complete their hat-trick with the highly anticipated release of DIEGO MARADONA. Featuring exclusive interviews with Diego Maradona and constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage from his personal archive, this is the story behind the greatest football player of all time.
DIEGO MARADONA, is an On The Corner Films production and comes from the lauded filmmaking team of Academy Award® & BAFTA winning director Asif Kapadia, Academy Award® & BAFTA winning producer James Gay-Rees, BAFTA winning editor Chris King and music by Golden Globe nominee Antonio Pinto. The film is also produced by Paul Martin (RONALDO) and will be released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland by Altitude, the distributors of the critically acclaimed and box office record-breaking AMY.
Here’s the official synopsis: Having never won a major tournament, ailing football giant SSC Napoli had underachieved. Their fanatical support was unequalled in both passion and size. None was more feared. But how they ached for success…
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On 5th July 1984, Diego Maradona arrived in Naples for a world-record fee and for seven years all hell broke loose. The world’s most celebrated football genius and the most dysfunctional city in Europe were a perfect match for each other. Maradona was blessed on the field but cursed off it; the charismatic Argentine, quickly led Naples to their first-ever title. It was the stuff of dreams.
But there was a price… Diego could do as he pleased whilst performing miracles on the pitch, but when the magic faded he became almost a prisoner of the city.
If you haven’t yet seen the trailer, then check out the footage in the video player below:
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DIEGO MARADONA IS IN UK & IRISH CINEMAS NATIONWIDE FROM 14 JUNE.
