No. 71. (2019) Deigo Maradona. July 29th.

Film No 71 (2019) July 29th.  6:40 PM  LUNA PALACE Leederville. 

"For me a football is a most beautiful toy. It was my salvation". (The great man describes his feelings).

Much like Amy Winehouse in the captivating Amy, Diego Maradona is immortalized by Asif Kapadia, impartially, in a warts and all portrait. In true Kapadia style audiences are treated to unique (some never before seen) footage from Maradona's family, zoomed enhanced football action, and a plethora of candid footage of Maradona in varying social and door-stop situations. Football fanatics will relish the chronological editing tracing Diego's dirt poor upbringing, his prodigious talent, the forced move from Spain (Barcellona) to Italy (Napoli), then becoming a god in the southern italian city. It's his italian connection that shaped his life, for better, then worse. His legendary World Cup performances are layered throughout with the 1990 campaign having significant ramifications on his life. Kapadia has a special way of catching fractured stars in a heartfelt manner but without a voiceover or cliche in sight. Audiences, especially fans or fanatics, will walk away knowing how the enigma that is Diego Maradona became a legend. 10GUMS.