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Diego Maradona
Cinema release poster
Directed byAsif Kapadia
Written byAsif Kapadia
Produced by
StarringDiego Maradona
(archive footage)
Edited byChris King
Music byAntônio Pinto
Production
companies
On The Corner, Film4
Distributed byAltitude Film Distribution[1]
Release dates
  • 19 May 2019 (2019-05-19) (Cannes)
  • 14 June 2019 (2019-06-14) (United Kingdom)
Running time
130 minutes [2]
CountryUnited Kingdom
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
Box office$1,105,634[3]

Diego Maradona is a 2019 British documentary film directed by Asif Kapadia[4] about the Argentine footballer Diego Maradona with never before seen archival footage.[5] It was screened out of competition at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[6][7]

Release

The world premiere of Diego Maradona was screened out of competition at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on 19 May 2019.[8][7] The UK premiere was screened as the opening night film at the 26th Sheffield Doc/Fest on 6 June 2019.[9]

It was released in the United Kingdom on 14 June 2019 by Altitude Film Distribution.[10] After a limited release in the United States, it will be available on HBO on demand and HBO partners streaming platforms.[11]

Home media

Spirit Entertainment is set to release Diego Maradona on DVD/Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2019.[12]

Reception

Box office

Diego Maradona grossed £850,268 ($1,065,098) in the United Kingdom and $40,536 in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $1,105,634, against an unknown production budget.[13][14] In the United Kingdom it grossed £284,949 from 139 cinemas in its opening weekend, finishing ninth at the box office.[15] It grossed another £130,406 on 195 screens in its second weekend and grossing £609,735 through 10 days.[16] Over four weeks it grossed a total of £850,268.[17]

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 84% based on 45 reviews, with an average rating of 8.14/10.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Diego Maradona (2019)". BFI. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Diego Maradona". Retrieved 15 June 2019 – via mubi.com.
  3. ^ Diego Maradona | Box Office Mojo Retrieved 11 July 2019
  4. ^ "Diego Maradona - official trailer". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Diego Maradona documentary: a first look". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Cannes festival 2019: full list of films". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Cannes Film Festival 2019: Nine films to look out for". BBC News. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  8. ^ "First Clip Released From 'Diego Maradona' Following Cannes World Premiere Announcement". Filmoria.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2019. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Asif Kapadia's Diego Maradona To Open 26th - Sheffield Doc/Fest
  10. ^ DIEGO MARADONA | British Board of Film Classification
  11. ^ HBO Scores ‘Diego Maradona’ Documentary About Argentinian Soccer Superstar | By STEWART CLARKE
  12. ^ Diego Maradona | Blu-ray | United Kingdom | Spirit Entertainment | 2019 | 122 min | Oct 21, 2019
  13. ^ BFI: Weekend 5th-7th July 2019 UK box office report
  14. ^ Diego Maradona | Box Office Mojo Retrieved 11 July 2019
  15. ^ BFI: Weekend 14th-16th June 2019 UK box office report
  16. ^ BFI: Weekend 21st-23rd June 2019 UK box office report
  17. ^ BFI: Weekend 5th-7th July 2019 UK box office report
  18. ^ "Diego Maradona (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 21 May 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
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