The Two Escobars (2010)

Directed by

Michael Zimbalist, Jeff Zimbalist

Genre

crime, documentary

Country

Colombia, United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 49 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film connects the rise of Colombian soccer with the country's drug violence in the 1980s and 1990s. It focuses on drug lord Pablo Escobar and soccer star Andres Escobar, who share a last name but no relation. Their stories come together through the 1994 World Cup, where Andres's own goal leads to his murder.

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What happens

The Two Escobars is a 2010 sports documentary film written and directed by Jeff and Michael Zimbalist. It was co-produced by ESPN and All Rise Films for ESPN's 30 for 30 series. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April, 2010 and was released on June 22, 2010 on ESPN. The documentary chronicles the intertwining of Colombian football, the drug trade, and the lives of two Colombians from the late 1980s and early 1990s: the infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar, and the unrelated captain of the national football team, Andrés Escobar, who was murdered after scoring an accidental own goal in a match at the 1994 World Cup. The release date of June 22, 2010 was the 16th anniversary date of Andrés Escobar's own goal, and coincided with the beginning of the 2010 World Cup. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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