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The Two Escobars (2010)
Rate:
9
Viewed:
4/13
4/13:
Well, finally...here's a good documentary from the 30 for 30 series: The Two Escobars.
It avoids the ESPN-esque flash and the shallow retelling of a story from limited perspectives that most of the
other similarly produced documentaries have fallen prey to. As a matter of fact, The Two Escobars is
the gold standard of how they should be measured against.
The documentary is good, informative, and thorough with many witnesses from both sides of the story to speak about
what soccer was like in Colombia during the 90's. Additionally, it's impressive to see a lot of reel footage shot during
that period of time. The structure of the storytelling is A plus, grabbing my attention from start to finish.
All in all, The Two Escobars puts many 30 for 30 documentaries to shame.