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Football is God (2010)

Football is God (2010)

Documentary
Release Date: 2010, June 1
Directors: Ole Bendtzen
Countries: Denmark, Finland
Production: Final Cut for Real, Making Movies

Overview:

An exploration between faith and football, following three fans of the legendary Club Atlético "Boca" Juniors in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hernán is an intellectual intoxicated by a love for Boca he cannot shake off, torn between reason and his passion for Boca. Pablo is a working class man that believes that the former Boca player Diego Maradona is a God. La Tía (The Auntie) is an old eccentric, she considers Boca players her sons. Football is God is a film about football, faith, passion and the need for being part of something bigger than one self.