Rivelino

The story of how, in the 1970 and 1978 World Cups, Brazil and Argentina's military dictators took a vested interest in their nation's football dreams.

Documentary about the Football World Cup held in Argentina in 1978, focusing on the competition and behind the scenes of the most important soccer competition in the world. Two versions of the 1978 official film exist, the first "Copa 78 - O Poder do Futebol" was made by Brazilian directors Maurício Sherman and Victor di Mello in 1979 but was later withdrawn by FIFA because of its controversial content. The film includes an interview with Rodolfo Galimberti, one of the leaders of the Montoneros guerrilla group and also made accusations that the Argentinian competition organisation committee had deliberately hindered Brazilian chances of success by tampering with the pitch at Mar del Plata.

La plus bouillante des villes du plus grand pays de football du monde, le Brésil, ne pouvait se contenter d’une seule rivalité. A Rio, 6,2 millions d’habitants (12 en comptant l’agglomération), entre collines et plages mythiques, quatre clubs se partagent les cœurs, les honneurs et les idoles. Flamengo, Fluminense, Vasco de Gama et Botafogo : depuis plus de cent ans, ces quatre monuments s’affrontent, se déchirent et empilent les titres dans les différents championnats qu’ils disputent. Dans l’état de Rio, à l’échelle du pays ou du continent sud- américain. Quatre légendes qui ont connu leurs heures de gloire et leurs lourds moments de déprime. Quatre géants qui ont bâti, chacun à leur tour, la formidable histoire de la Confédération du football brésilien, la seule fédération nationale à avoir remporté cinq fois la coupe du Monde. Une C.B.F., mythe mondial du football, dont le siège est forcément à Rio.

In 2020, we celebrated 50 years of winning the Tri, won at the Mexico World Cup in 1970. The film portrays the backstage of that title, the political and social context of Brazil at the time and how that selection of superstars marked the lives of many people. To tell the story of this achievement, different names in different spheres of Brazilian and Mexican society.