Diego Maradona
“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.
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Cast
19 people
Diego Maradona
Self (voice)
Known for
Tifosi
Pelé
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Escape to Victory
Dalma Maradona
Self, Maradona daughter (archive footage)
Known for
Cebollitas
Daniel Arcucci
Self, sport journalist (archive footage)
Alberto Bigon
Self, SSC Napoli Former Coach (voice)
Gonzalo Bonadeo
Self, sport journalist (voice)
Also in
Piedra que late
Corrado Ferlaino
Self, SSC Napoli Former President (archive footage)
Ciro Ferrara
Self, SSC Napoli Former Player (voice)
Also in
Pechino Express
Volesse il cielo!
John Foot
Self, historian (voice)
Giannina Maradona
Self, Maradona daughter (archive footage)
Diego Maradona Jr.
Self, Maradona son (archive footage)
Maria Rosa Maradona
Self, Maradona sister (voice)
Asif Kapadia Director · Chris King Editor
United States release September 24, 2019 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages Catalan, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Production
On the Corner Films
Production
Lorton Entertainment
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
Altitude Film Entertainment
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Maradona
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Catalan · English · French · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish
Release dates
France · May 19, 2019
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United Kingdom · June 14, 2019
Theatrical
United States · September 24, 2019
TV · HBO
Australia
July 25, 2019 · Theatrical
Austria
September 5, 2019 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 12, 2019 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
December 12, 2019 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 18, 2019 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 5, 2019 · Theatrical
Finland
July 5, 2019 · Theatrical
France
July 31, 2019 · Theatrical
November 21, 2025 · TV · Arte
Germany
September 5, 2019 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
August 15, 2019 · Theatrical · HK Cine Fan
Ireland
June 14, 2019 · Theatrical
Italy
September 23, 2019 · Theatrical
Japan
February 5, 2021 · Digital
Netherlands
August 8, 2019 · Theatrical
Poland
July 15, 2019 · Digital
Russia
October 8, 2019 · Digital
Slovakia
August 15, 2019 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 12, 2019 · Theatrical
Spain
July 11, 2019 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 5, 2019 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 15, 2019 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Ukraine
November 29, 2019 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 11, 2019 · Physical
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