Messi (2014)

Name: Messi
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014-09-06
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Lionel Messi, Johan Cruijff, César Luis Menotti, Andrés Iniesta, Alejandro Sabella

Messi (2014), directed by Álex de la Iglesia, starring Lionel Messi and Johan Cruijff.

09/06/2014 BR Documentary 1h 33m

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Synopsis

His teachers, coaches, childhood friends and Barça teammates, together with journalists, writers and prominent figures from the history of football, come together in a restaurant to analyze and pick apart Messi's personality both on and off the field, and to look back at some of the most significant moments in his life. Viewed from Álex de la Iglesia's unique perspective, Messi recreates the player's childhood and teenage years, from his very first steps, with a football always at his feet, through to the decision to leave Rosario for Barcelona, the separation from his family, and the role played in his career by individuals such as Ronaldinho, Rijkaard, Rexach and Guardiola.

Álex de la IglesiaDirector
Domingo GonzálezEditing
Jorge ValdanoWriter

About the film

Messi is a 2014 documentary film directed by Álex de la Iglesia. The film explores the rise of Argentine football player Lionel Messi who, at the time of the film's release, played for FC Barcelona.

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Messi is a 2014 documentary film directed by Álex de la Iglesia. The film explores the rise of Argentine football player Lionel Messi who, at the time of the film's release, played for FC Barcelona.

Production

The film focuses on Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, from his youth in Rosario to becoming one of the world's greatest players at FC Barcelona, and features Jorge Valdano discussing the qualities of Messi with Barcelona legend Johan Cruyff and former Argentina manager César Luis Menotti. In making the film, Iglesia said he was influenced by Orson Welles' Citizen Kane and Woody Allen's Broadway Danny Rose. The film was produced by Mediapro and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Reception

After the film's premiere during the Venice Film Festival in 2014, Andrew Barker of Variety wrote that "the film is well shot and very briskly edited" and praised the choice to include figures throughout Messi's career and to not include Messi himself, but complained that they "never interact in particularly interesting ways" and also highlighted the lack of insight into his character.

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Messi at IMDb

Text from Messi (2014 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi_(2014_film)

Trivia

It premiered on September 6, 2014, a Saturday.
It runs 1h33 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

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CountriesSpain
LanguagesSpanish
StatusReleased

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Álex de la Iglesia Director
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Jorge Valdano Writer

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What is Messi about?

Messi: His teachers, coaches, childhood friends and Barça teammates, together with journalists, writers and prominent figures from the history of football, come together in a restaurant to analyze and pick apart Messi's personality both on and off the field, and to look back at some of the most significant moments in his lif…

Who directed Messi?

Messi was directed by Álex de la Iglesia in 2014.

Who stars in Messi?

The cast of Messi includes Lionel Messi, Johan Cruijff, César Luis Menotti, Andrés Iniesta and Alejandro Sabella.

How long is Messi?

Messi runs for 93 minutes, or 1h33.