I choose to believe It is the “official” film, the one from the AFA, with the voice-over story of Ricardo Darinwhich had unrestricted access to the privacy of the Argentine National Team players before, during and after the consecration in Qatar 2022. Released in theaters on December 7, it was seen by just over 450,000 spectators.
The one who has exclusive interviews with Lionel Messimore him “Dibu” MartínezRodrigo de Paul, Nicolás Otamendi, Angel Di María, Enzo Fernández, Julián Álvarez, Nahuel Molina and Gonzalo Montiel, the player who converted the last penalty in the Final on December 18, which meant the third star on the AFA shield on the National Team shirt.
Lionel Scaloni also speaks (there is a video during the trip in Qatar, after the defeat with Saudi Arabia, which is revealing) and Chiqui Tapia, president of the AFA, who in the final credits “heads” the names of those interviewed, followed by Scaloni and the nine players mentioned above, who played in the final against France.
And it is, in more ways than one, the film that treats the players as heroes, the ones who managed to reverse the frustrations.
The film directed by Gonzalo Arias (Argentina National Team, The series on the way to Qatar, The fan) and which is now available on HBO Max takes advantage of these exclusive images, and combines them with the reactions of the Argentine fans – as also happens in Guys, the people’s moviewhich also premiered on the same date, Thursday, December 7, 11 days before the first anniversary of winning the World Cup.
Messi, as expected, is the main focus of the documentary. He appears already dressed in his National Team sweatshirt and his three stars.
And it includes testimonies from one of the National Team’s props, Mario De Stéfano (Marito for the intimates), a historic worker at the AFA property in Ezeiza, who obviously accompanied the team in the World Cup.
There are revealing testimonies – why did Enzo Fernández kick the penalty the way he did after extra time against the Netherlands?
Ricardo Darín’s voice seems poised, even in the moments when he must read aloud non-colloquial terms, such as “Mexican goalkeeper” or “ball”, perhaps because the film is also focused on being screened in the rest of Latin America. .
And in the voice-over accounts of the matches, different reporters and commentators are heard, including Víctor Hugo Morales, who is not in Boys….
There is no shortage of mentions of the players in the run-up to the match with the Netherlands, Messi’s Topo Gigio to coach Van Gaal, Rodrigo de Paul’s injury, how Draw studied those who were going to finish off the penalties.
Curiously, it is not heard Boysbut until the end, when the caravan with the heroes tries to reach the Obelisk, nor the theme of Wos.
Y I choose to believe ends like Saving Private Ryanthe Spielberg film, in this case with the Argentine flag flying.
Documental. Argentina, 2023. 96′, ATP. Of: Gonzalo Arias. With the narration of: Ricardo Darín. Available in: HBO Max.