
Diego Maradona(2019)
Rebel. Hero. Hustler. God.
Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the personal life and career of the controversial football player Diego Maradona who played for SSC Napoli and Argentina in the 1980s.



Movie: Diego Maradona
Top 10 Billed Cast
Self, historian (voice)
Self, Maradona daughter (archive footage)
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