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Ilusión Nacional

Ilusión Nacional

7.8 (22) ·2014 ·100 min ·Movie
Documentary

In every defeat there is a victory.

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.

Top 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)

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