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Captain Evita

Captain Evita

THE NEEDED AGAINST THE RICH, IN A FOOTBALL MATCH.

2000 · 47 min · ★ 8.0 · Documentary, Drama

A mix of fiction and documentary, "Evita Capitana" takes place in the final of the 1951 Argentina's soccer championship, where Banfield faced the then imposing Racing Club. An important political figure sides with Banfield, representing the humble and needed, but power thinks otherwise.

Directed by Nicolás Malowicki · Written by Victor Vietri

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