The Two Escobars
2010 Directed by Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist
Synopsis
Sometimes it really is a matter of life and death.
Pablo Escobar was the richest, most powerful drug kingpin in the world, ruling the Medellin Cartel with an iron fist. Andres Escobar was the biggest soccer star in Colombia. The two were not related, but their fates were inextricably-and fatally-intertwined. Pablo's drug money had turned Andres' national team into South American champions, favored to win the 1994 World Cup in Los Angeles. It was there, in a game against the U.S., that Andres committed one of the most shocking mistakes in soccer history, scoring an "own goal" that eliminated his team from the competition and ultimately cost him his life. The Two Escobars is a riveting examination of the intersection of sports, crime, and politics.
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A strong and interesting documentary.
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What's amazing about this film is how much they delve into without out right saying it. There are parts when you admire Pablo Escobar for his actions like how he saved a village for selfish reasons, but the village was still saved. He gave an incredible team the money they need to play on a world scale. That drug money didn't make them better players; they were naturally this talented and would have never had the chance without that money. But then in an instant, there is the cold reminder of this system doesn't exactly work. Very sobering and emotional film. Reminds me a lot of The Wire Season Three.
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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pretty interesting doc, and at times quite touching too.
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Despite being stylistically dull, the incredible narrative of the film matched with an impressive access to footage renders this feature-length documentary one of the best of the 30 for 30 series.
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Pretty good documentary that touches on how Colombian soccer thrived with the peak in violence and drugs, but has struggled since the mayhem has died down. As morbid as it sounds, I'm more interested in that than the sad story of Alex Escobar.
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So many feels. ;_;
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So Pablo Escobar was basically the Columbian batman?
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[AVC A-] Really good. A few really interesting stories that I did not really know about. It was also directed/edited very well. And the filmmakers got really good access to people for interviews.