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Directed by | Anthony Wonke |
Produced by | Paul Martin |
Starring | Cristiano Ronaldo |
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Music by | Walter Mair |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
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Ronaldo is a 2015 British documentary film directed by Anthony Wonke. It tells the life and career of Portuguese professional footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. The film was released worldwide on 9 November 2015. [1] [2] A trailer for the film was released on 28 September 2015. [3]
Directed by Anthony Wonke and executive-produced by Asif Kapadia, who directed Senna (2010) and Amy (2015), documentaries depicting the lives and deaths of Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna and English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse respectively, Ronaldo was shot over 14 months with the film-makers gaining access to Ronaldo's private life and inner circle of friends, family and team-mates. The film was shot in Madeira, Ronaldo's birthplace, Lisbon, where he began his professional career with Sporting CP, and Madrid, where he was residing when he played for Real Madrid. [4] Ronaldo himself announced the film's production on X (Twitter previously) on 9 June 2015, posting a picture of his son, Cristiano Jr., behind a camera along with the announcement. [5]
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