Maradona: The Fall (2022)

6.5/10 90 min Documentary

Overview

One of world football's biggest names is the focus of a new documentary on DAZN. When it comes to discussing who are the greatest players to ever lace up a pair of boots, Diego Maradona is one of those names which is immediately placed towards the top of many lists. The Argentine was a player whose light feet and personality saw him gain many fans across the world, along with a religious-like following in Argentina.  But despite his success on the pitch which included a World Cup triumph and two Serie A titles with Napoli, Maradona was someone who often found himself associated with the darker sides of society off it.  During his time at Napoli, there were frequent links to the mafia, along with an addiction to drugs.  This all came to a head at the 1994 World Cup in the USA when Maradona testsed positive ephedrine. The fallout from this seismic event is the focus of a new documentary

Cast

Sepp Blatter

Self

Oprah Winfrey

Self (archive footage)

Diego Maradona

Self (archive footage)

Carlos Bilardo

Self (archive footage)

Claudio Caniggia

Self

Gabriel Batistuta

Self

Recommendations

Facing Ali
Fuck
Gascoigne
Icarus
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Night Will Fall
Take Your Pills
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Tupac: Resurrection
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story
Listen to Me Marlon
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
The Velvet Underground
Making The Witcher
Whitney: Can I Be Me
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
McQueen
Beyond the Mat
Love, Antosha