Diego Maradona

Over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage from his personal archive, to tell the untold story behind the greatest football player of all time: Diego Maradona.

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…

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. Diego Maradona was blessed on the field and treated like a God off it; the charismatic Argentine, loved a fight against the odds and  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 a prisoner of the city.

Diego Maradona

Directed by

Asif Kapadia

Release date

23/09/2019

Il regista di AMY e SENNA, il premio Oscar Asif Kapadia, racconta la storia del campione più controverso di tutti i tempi: Diego Maradona.

Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona