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“In Argentina, football is not a choice: it is inherited.”
The documentary explores how in Argentina, football passion is inherited as an almost sacred legacy. The conflict arises when this transmission doesn't always align with individual desires: between shared passion and one's own voice in the face of a dilemma. Choosing a football team isn't an individual decision, but rather a process of family socialization where loyalty to the club is passed down from parents to children as part of the family's identity and traditions. The club isn't automatically inherited like a surname: it's negotiated, contested, and sometimes betrayed. In this tension (between tradition, choice, and rebellion), the identity of the fans is at stake.
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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.
