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Maradona, the Hand of God
Directed by	Marco Risi
Written by	Manuel Valdivia Manuel Ríos San Martín César Vidal Gil
Music by	Pivio and Aldo De Scalzi
Release date	2007 (2007)
Countries	Argentina Italy

Maradona - La mano de Dios, internationally released as Maradona, the Hand of God, is a 2007 Italian-Argentine biographical film directed by Marco Risi. It is based on real life events of footballer Diego Maradona.

Production

The film was announced in 2005.

Critical reaction

Italian website Freequency gave it 3/5 stars.

Cast

• Marco Leonardi: Diego Armando Maradona (adult)
• Abel Ayala: Diego Armando Maradona (adolescent)
• Gonzalo Alarcon: Diego Armando Maradona (child)
• Julieta Díaz: Claudia Villafañe de Maradona
• Juan Leyrado: Guillermo Coppola
• Roly Serrano: Chitoro
• Pietro Taricone: Gianni

See also

• The hand of God

References

1. Fulvia Caprara. "Risi: "Il mio Maradona un eroe tormentato"". La Stampa. p. 33.
2. Paolo D'Agostini (30 March 2007). ""Maradona la Mano de Dios" dalla povertà a eroe mondiale". La Repubblica. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
3. "Movie to celebrate Maradona's 'Hand of God'". The Guardian. 10 August 2005.
4. "MARADONA - LA MANO DE DIOS". Freequency. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

External links

• Maradona, the Hand of God at IMDb
• FilmFilm.it review (in Italian)
• Corriere della sera review (in Italian)

v t e Diego Maradona
Career	International goals The hand of God Goal of the Century Comparisons to Pelé FIFA Player of the Century
Family	Claudia Villafañe (wife) Diego Sinagra (son) Dalma Maradona (daughter) Raúl Maradona (brother) Hugo Maradona (brother) Hernán López (great-nephew)
Media & art	Film The Road to San Diego (2006) Maradona, the Hand of God (2007) In the Hands of the Gods (2007) Maradona by Kusturica (2008) I Am Diego Maradona (2015) Diego Maradona (2019) Television Maradona in Mexico (2019) Maradona: Blessed Dream (2021) Music "Maradona (kesä '86)" (2014) Video games Peter Shilton's Handball Maradona (1986)
Tributes	Estadio Diego Armando Maradona (Buenos Aires) Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Naples) Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona (La Plata) New Maradona Iglesia Maradoniana
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