Maradona by Kusturica

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Maradona by Kusturica
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Maradona theatrical release poster
Directed by Emir Kusturica
Produced byJosé Ibáñez
Narrated by Emir Kusturica
CinematographyRodrigo Pulpeiro Vega
Music by Stribor Kusturica
Production
companies
Pentagrama Films
Telecinco Cinema
Wild Bunch
Fidélité
Distributed byWild Bunch Distribution
Release date
  • 28 May 2008 (2008-05-28)
Running time
90 minutes
Country Serbia
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish
Box office$683,632 [1]

Maradona by Kusturica is a documentary on the life of Argentine footballer Diego Maradona, directed by the award-winning Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica. The documentary premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2008.

Contents

Cast

Soundtrack

  1. Sex Pistols — "God Save the Queen" [2]
  2. Manu Chao — "La vida tómbola" [2]
  3. Rodrigo Bueno — "La mano de Dios"
  4. Ratones Paranoicos — "Para siempre Diego"
  5. Joaquín Sabina — "Mano a mano"

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References

  1. "Maradona by Kusturica".
  2. 1 2 Maradona at IMDb