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 a prisoner of the city.
The third film from the Academy Award- and BAFTA-winning team behind
Senna and Amy, the film is constructed from over 500 hours of
never-before-seen footage from Maradona’s personal archive with the full
support of the man himself.
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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 a prisoner of the city.
The third film from the Academy Award- and BAFTA-winning team behind Senna and Amy, the film is constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage from Maradona’s personal archive with the full support of the man himself.