Completed - SPANISH, PORTUGUESE - Documentary - 90 minutes
Based on extensive research in Brazilian and Uruguayan film archives, including unpublished images from the 1950 World Cup restored in HD, the documentary makes a political and social anatomy of the "maracanazo", the greatest feat and the greatest tragedy in the history of Latin American football.
Year of production : 2014 Director(s) : Sebastián BEDNARIK, Andrés VARELA Writer(s) : Sebastian BEDNARIK, Andres VARELA, Guzmán GARCIA Producer(s) : Andrés VARELA (CORAL CINE / EFECTO CINE), Sebastián BEDNARIK (CORAL CINE / EFECTO CINE)
"Brazilians, I kept my word by building this stadium, now do your duty, winning the World Cup". With these words, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Marechal Mendes de Moraes, closed his speech on the day of the final of the championship hosted in Brazil in 1950, after the end of the Second World War. It is a presidential election year and all candidates seek to join the football successes to strengthen their campaign. However, there is a man who will change our destiny. Minutes before the final whistle, the captain of the small Uruguayan team destroys the hope of millions of Brazilians, transforming forever the identity of the two nations. Based on “Maracaná, la historia secreta”, by Atilio Garrido.
Country(ies) : URUGUAY, BRAZIL Financing plan : Arissas (Coproducer/Brazil)Tenfield (Coproducer/Uruguay)Icau (Uruguay)Programa Ibermedia (Uruguay/Brazil) Start of shooting : August 2013
Cinefoot International Football Film Festival Rio de 2014 (Opening Cerimony)Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine SANFIC 2014 (Visiones del Mundo - Documentales)Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana 2014 (Latinoamerica en perspectiva)Huelva International Film Festival 2014 (Más Cine)Filmar en América Latina 2014 (Regards Actuels - Panorama)Milano International FICTS Festival 2014 (Infront Award)Asociación de Críticos de Cine del Uruguay (ACCU/Fiprecsi) 2014 2015 (Documentary of the Year)Chicago Latino Film Festival 2015 (Muestra)