''Ilusión Nacional'' ( en, National Illusion) is a 2014 Mexican documentary film by Olallo Rubio about association football in Mexico.

Synopsis

Olallo Rubio traces the history of

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

in Mexico, and he discusses how it relates to Mexican politics and society.

Cast

* Olallo Rubio

Production

Co-producer

José María Yazpik José María Yazpik (born November 13, 1970) is a Mexican actor. Biography Yazpik was born in Mexico City, the son of gynaecologist Jose Maria Meza and housewife Cristina Yazpik. He has two siblings, Carlos and Cristina. When Yazpik was a chi ...

said that previously shot footage comprises the film's visual content, but there is footage that has never been seen before.

Release

''Ilusión Nacional'' was released in Mexico on June 4, 2014, and was timed to coincide with the

2014 FIFA World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting ri ...

Reception

Eric Ortiz Garcia of Twitch Film called it "little more than a recap of Mexico's history in the World Cup" and Rubio's worst documentary to date.

References

External links

* 2014 films 2014 documentary films Mexican documentary films Documentary films about association football Football in Mexico 2010s Mexican films {{2010s-Mexico-film-stub