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ESPN 30 for 30: The Two Escobars
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Many believe that, throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the Medellin drug cartel of Pablo Escobar was partly responsible for financing and building the Columbian national football team. In an early match against the USA at the 1994 World Cup, Columbian defender Andres Escobar – no relation to Pablo – scored an owngoal that led to the team’s elimination. Less than 10 days later, Escobar was killed: shot dead in his native Medellin. The killer reportedly shouted "Goal!" with each pull of the trigger.
Was Escobar’s murder an isolated incident, or was it a revenge hit organised by cartels that had lost money gambling on the match? And would the murder have happened if Pablo Escobar, himself shot dead the year before, had been alive? Award winning directors Jeff and Michael Zimbalist examine the mysterious events surrounding Andres Escobar’s violent death.
- Football-related titles perform consistently well, and with its story of international intrigue, organised crime and a nation intrinsically tied to the rise and fall of a football team, this powerful documentary should appeal to a wide audience.
- A feature-length film, The Two Escobars was nominated for a Writers’ Guild of America Award, and has a very high critical score of 85% on www.rottentomatoes.com.
- The film is produced with all the high production values associated with ESPN’s award winning 30 For 30 series.
- Official selection at the Cannes Film Festival 2010.
- Go Entertain
- 103 mins approx.
- Jeff Zimbalist
- Michael Zimbalist
- E
- English
- 1
- ESPN 30 for 30
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ESPN 30 for 30: The Two Escobars
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Many believe that, throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the Medellin drug cartel of Pablo Escobar was partly responsible for financing and building the Columbian national football team. In an early match against the USA at the 1994 World Cup, Columbian defender Andres Escobar – no relation to Pablo – scored an owngoal that led to the team’s elimination. Less than 10 days later, Escobar was killed: shot dead in his native Medellin. The killer reportedly shouted "Goal!" with each pull of the trigger.
Was Escobar’s murder an isolated incident, or was it a revenge hit organised by cartels that had lost money gambling on the match? And would the murder have happened if Pablo Escobar, himself shot dead the year before, had been alive? Award winning directors Jeff and Michael Zimbalist examine the mysterious events surrounding Andres Escobar’s violent death.
- Football-related titles perform consistently well, and with its story of international intrigue, organised crime and a nation intrinsically tied to the rise and fall of a football team, this powerful documentary should appeal to a wide audience.
- A feature-length film, The Two Escobars was nominated for a Writers’ Guild of America Award, and has a very high critical score of 85% on www.rottentomatoes.com.
- The film is produced with all the high production values associated with ESPN’s award winning 30 For 30 series.
- Official selection at the Cannes Film Festival 2010.
- Go Entertain
- 103 mins approx.
- Jeff Zimbalist
- Michael Zimbalist
- E
- English
- 1
- ESPN 30 for 30
- 2
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