Ilusión Nacional
“In every defeat there is a victory.”
2014•1h 40m•7.8•Released
Documentary
A sport like football is primarily a passionate celebration, but one that is so massive (economically, politically and socially) that it, of course, also brings many problems. Olallo Rubio's third documentary (and fourth film in total), Ilusión Nacional, is a take on how the world's most popular sport relates to Mexican society and politics.
Director
Olallo Rubio
Writer
Olallo Rubio
Languages
English, Spanish
Studio
Videocine
Cast
Olallo Rubio
Narrator
Hugo Sánchez
Self (archive footage)
Diego Maradona
Self (archive footage)
Antonio Carbajal
Self (archive footage)
Enrique Borja
Self (archive footage)
Julio Gómez
Self (archive footage)
Eduardo Galeano
Self (voice)
Javier Aguirre
Self (archive footage)
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Self (archive footage)
Felipe Calderón Hinojosa
Self (archive footage)
Jorge Campos
Self (archive footage)
Bobby Charlton
Self (archive footage)
Giovani Dos Santos
Self (archive footage)
Vicente Fox
Self (archive footage)
Luis Hernández
Self (archive footage)
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