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Ilusión Nacional

Ilusión Nacional

In every defeat there is a victory.

2014•1h 40m•7.8/10
Documentary

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7.8/10(22)

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.

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Videocine

Language

ES

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Olallo Rubio

Olallo Rubio

Narrator

Hugo Sánchez

Hugo Sánchez

Self (archive footage)

Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona

Self (archive footage)

Antonio Carbajal

Antonio Carbajal

Self (archive footage)

Enrique Borja

Enrique Borja

Self (archive footage)

Julio Gómez

Julio Gómez

Self (archive footage)

Eduardo Galeano

Eduardo Galeano

Self (voice)

Javier Aguirre

Javier Aguirre

Self (archive footage)

Cuauhtémoc Blanco

Cuauhtémoc Blanco

Self (archive footage)

Felipe Calderón Hinojosa

Felipe Calderón Hinojosa

Self (archive footage)

Jorge Campos

Jorge Campos

Self (archive footage)

Bobby Charlton

Bobby Charlton

Self (archive footage)

Giovani Dos Santos

Giovani Dos Santos

Self (archive footage)

Vicente Fox

Vicente Fox

Self (archive footage)

Luis Hernández

Luis Hernández

Self (archive footage)

Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado

Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Andrés Escobar

Andrés Escobar

Self (archive footage)

Manuel Negrete

Manuel Negrete

Self (archive footage)

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