Football is God

An exploration between faith and football, following three fans of the legendary Club Atlético "Boca" Juniors in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hernán is an intellectual intoxicated by a love for Boca he cannot shake off, torn between reason and his passion for Boca. Pablo is a working class man that believes that the former Boca player Diego Maradona is a God. La Tía (The Auntie) is an old eccentric, she considers Boca players her sons. Football is God is a film about football, faith, passion and the need for being part of something bigger than one self.

Country:

Denmark,

Finland

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

52 minutes

Year:

2010

Director:

Ole Bendtzen

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Company:

Final Cut for Real,

Making Movies

Cast:
Hernan

Pablo

La Tía

Crew:
Ole Bendtzen

Director

Ole Bendtzen

Writer

Nils Pagh Andersen

Editor

Sanna Salmenkallio

Music

Henrik Ipsen

Cinematography