''Maradona by Kusturica'' is a documentary on the life of Argentine

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, directed by the award-winning

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. The documentary premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2008.

Cast

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as himself * Lucas Fuica as the member of the Maradonian Church

Soundtrack

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— "La vida tómbola" #

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— "La mano de Dios" #

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— "Para siempre Diego" #

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— "Mano a mano"

References

External links

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at Kustu.com Serbian documentary films Documentary films about association football Films directed by Emir Kusturica 2000s Italian-language films Serbian-language films 2000s Spanish-language films Documentary films about sportspeople Cultural depictions of Diego Maradona Cultural depictions of Emir Kusturica 2000s English-language films {{sport-documentary-film-stub