Diego Maradona Documentary Getting November Home Release

Loathed for his ‘wonder’ goal, Football god in Scotland, Diego Maradona, available to own this Autumn.

Closing in on £1million at the UK Box Office, the multi BAFTA and Academy Award®-winning team behind SENNA (2010) and AMY (2015) bring DIEGO MARADONA to digital on 4th November and on Blu-ray and DVD from 11th November. 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. The Blu-ray boasts over 120 minutes of Bonus features, whilst the DVD includes a 60 min Making of & an Audio Commentary with the filmmakers.

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 by Altitude, the distributors of the critically acclaimed and box office record-breaking AMY.

Having never won a major tournament, ailing football giant SSC Napoli had underachieved. Their fanatical was unequalled in both ion 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.

DVD BONUS FEATURES
Feature Audio Commentary
Making of (60mins)

BLU RAY BONUS FEATURES
Feature Audio Commentary
Making of (60mins)
Goal Q&A with Asif Kapadia and Chris King (30 mins)
Bonus Scenes: (39mins total):
Boca Juniors Training 1981
Ankle Injury 1983
Diego’s recovery 1983
Anonymous in America 1984
Medical & Napoli Contract g 1984
First Training Session in Naples 1984
Charity Match 1984
Winter Training in Naples 1984
Home Videos Buenos Aires 1984
Home Videos CUBA 1987
End of Season Holiday 1988
Napoli Team Carnival Party 1988
Acupuncture 1990
Maradona’s New Ferrari 1990
Maradona Training 2017