Maradona, the hand of God [videorecording] = Maradona, la mano de Dios / [presented by] Xenon Pictures ; story, Manuel Valdivia ... [et al.] ; screenplay, Manuel Valdivia, César Vidal, Manuel Reos ; produced by Elide Melli for Comedy Film and Ombú Producciones in association with RAI Cinema ; directed by Marco Risi.
Title from container. Marco Leonardi, Juan Leyrado, Julieta Díaz, Roly Serrano, Luis Machín, Fabian Arenillas, Norma Argentina, Emiliano Kazka, Abel Ayala, Lucas Escariz, Eliana Gonzalez, Gonzalo Alarcon, Giovanni Mauriello, Pietro Taricone. Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
Summary:
Marco Leonardi stars as Argentine soccer hero Diego Maradona, considered the greatest player in the history of the sport. Dramatizing many of the shocking highs and lows of this extraordinary athlete, the film explores his impoverished childhood, his rise from teenage celebrity to international idol, his drug abuse problems and frequent run-ins with the law, and his now infamous "hand of God" goal. Marco Leonardi protagoniza en el papel del héroe argentino de fútbol Diego Maradona, considerado el jugador más grande de todos los tiempos. Llevando a la pantalla muchos de los altos y bajos de este atleta extraordinario, la película explora su niñeza pobre, su ascenso de estrella adolescente a ídolo internacional, sus problemas con la droga y sus encontronazos con la ley, y su ya hoy infame gol con "la mano de Dios".
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