The Match

Local title
See üks mäng
Original title
El Partido
Director
Juan Cabral, Santiago Franco
Year
2026
Festival
30th Black Nights Film Festival
Programme
Genre
Subject
Mood

A football classic: two goals in four minutes that are still the subject of debate to this day..

“The Match” tells the story of the iconic match between Argentina and England, played at the Azteca Stadium during the 1986 Football World Cup.

Using rare archival footage such as Maradona’s controversial ‘Hand of God’, the film reconstructs that event as a living memory but also as the culmination of more than 200 years of tension, encounters, and conflict between the two nations. From the earliest moments of contact and dispute to the Falklands War as a direct precursor, the film traces a historical journey that reframes what happened on the pitch. In doing so, it subtly contrasts the beauty of football with the lingering absurdity of war, allowing the echoes of both to resonate into the present day.

Director
Juan Cabral, Santiago Franco
Screenwriter
Juan Cabral, Santiago Franco
Producer
Flora Fernandez Marengo
Co-producer
Julieta Fernandez Castagnino
Cast
John Barnes, Jorge Burruchaga, Ricardo Giusti, Gary Lineker, Jorge Valdano, Oscar Ruggeri, Peter Shilton, Julio Olarticoechea
Cinematographer
Pablo Gallego
Editing
Lucas Coppolecchia, Sebastian Fasanelli, Juan Pablo Scaglione, Mauro Caporossi
Composer
Nico Barry, Tomas Jacobi
Production
Industria del Milagro, Blurr Stories
Sound
Rodrigo Madrigal Ybarro
World sales
Goodfellas
Runtime
Language
Subtitles

ESTONIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE SPORTS FILM PROGRAMME

Screenings

Hall 1 Kino Artis
Screening022114 / See üks mäng
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
Screening035216 / See üks mäng
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
5th Lux Hall Apollo Kino Plaza
Screening110518 / See üks mäng
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
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