

Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait
2006-05-24 · 90 min · ★ 5.8
Halfway between a sports documentary and an conceptual art installation, "Zidane" consists in a full-length soccer game (Real Madrid vs. Villareal, April 23, 2005) entirely filmed from the perspective of soccer superstar Zinedine Zidane.
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Production details
- Directors
- Douglas Gordon, Philippe Parreno
- Production companies
- Anna Lena Films, Naflastrengir, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, ARTE France Cinéma, Love Streams Productions, Canal+, CNC, CinéCinéma, Centre National des Arts Plastiques (CNAP), MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Artificial Eye Film Company
- Countries
- France, Iceland
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Zinédine ZidaneSelf
RonaldoSelf (uncredited)
David BeckhamSelf (uncredited)
Iker CasillasSelf (uncredited)
Míchel SalgadoSelf (uncredited)
Roberto CarlosSelf (uncredited)
Francisco PavónSelf (uncredited)
Raúl GonzálezSelf (uncredited)
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