The Two Escobars
2010 · TMDB 7.4
Directed by Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist
Pablo Escobar was the richest, most powerful drug kingpin in the world, ruling the Medellin Cartel with an iron fist. Andres Escobar was the biggest soccer star in Colombia. The two were not related, but their fates were inextricably-and fatally-intertwined. Pablo's drug money had turned Andres' national team into South American champions, favored to win the 1994 World Cup in Los Angeles. It was there, in a game against the U.S., that Andres committed one of the most shocking mistakes in soccer history, scoring an "own goal" that eliminated his team from the competition and ultimately cost him his life. The Two Escobars is a riveting examination of the intersection of sports, crime, and politics.
Why it matters
A documentary that intertwines the lives of footballer Andrés Escobar and drug lord Pablo Escobar, exploring the dark intersection of football and crime in 1990s Colombia.
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Released
- 2010-06-22
- Studio
- All Rise Films
- Country
- Colombia
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.4
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