Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait
May 24 2006
•2h 30m
•Documentary
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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Zinédine Zidane
Self
Ronaldo
Self (uncredited)
David Beckham
Self (uncredited)
Iker Casillas
Self (uncredited)
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