The 2019 Cannes line-up was announced in France this morning. There are tons of exciting movies set to play at this year’s festival, including the next Asif Kapadia documentary Diego Maradona, a new image for which was released just after the announcement.
Maradona will attend the festival, which is exciting in itself. Here’s the new image.
Credit: ©Alfredo Capozzi
Having never won a major tournament, ailing football giant SSC Napoli had underachieved. Their fanatical support was unequalled in both passion and size. None was more feared. But how they ached for success…
On 5th July 1984, Diego Maradona arrived in Naples for a world-record fee and for seven years all hell broke loose. The world’s most celebrated football genius and the most dysfunctional city in Europe were a perfect match for each other. Maradona was blessed on the field but cursed off it; the charismatic Argentine, quickly led Naples to their first-ever title. It was the stuff of dreams.
The documentary will land in cinemas on 14th June. The Cannes Film Festival takes place from 14th-25th May.
More as it comes in.
