What I choose to believe is how the documentary about the national team with the stories of Ricardo Darín arrived in streaming

I choose to believe It is the “official” film, the AFA one, with the story dubbed by Ricardo Darínwho had unlimited access to the privacy of the Argentina national team players before, during and after their consecration in Qatar 2022. Released in theaters on December 7, it was seen by just over 450,000 spectators.

The one with whom he has exclusive interviews Lionel Messimore him “Dibu” MartinezRodrigo de Paul, Nicolás Otamendi, Angel Di María, Enzo Fernández, Julián Álvarez, Nahuel Molina and Gonzalo Montiel, the player who converted the last penalty in the final on 18 December, i.e. the third star on the AFA shield of National. Team shirt.

Lionel Scaloni also speaks (there is a video of the trip to Qatar, after the defeat against Saudi Arabia, which is revealing) and Chiqui Tapia, president of the AFA, who “heads” the names of the interviewees in the closing credits, follows from Scaloni and the nine players mentioned above, who played in the final against France.

And it is, in more ways than one, the film that treats the players as heroes, the ones who managed to reverse the frustrations.

The film directed by Gonzalo Arias (Argentina national team, The series traveling to Qatar, The fan) and now available on HBO Max takes advantage of these exclusive images and combines them with the reactions of Argentine fans – as also happens in Guys, the people’s filmwhich also premiered on the same date, Thursday, December 7, 11 days before the one-year anniversary of the World Cup victory.

Messi, as expected, is the main focus of the documentary. He already appears dressed in the national team sweatshirt and his three stars.

And it contains the testimonies of one of the pillars of the national team, Mario De Stéfano (Husband for intimates), historic worker of the AFA structure in Ezeiza, who obviously accompanied the team to the World Cup.

There are revealing testimonies: why did Enzo Fernández take the penalty as he did after extra time against the Netherlands?

Ricardo Darín’s voice seems balanced, even in moments when he has to read aloud terms that are not very colloquial, such as “Mexican goalkeeper” or “ball”, perhaps because the film aims to be shown in the rest of Latin America as well. .

And in the off-field reports of the matches several reporters and commentators can be heard, including Víctor Hugo Morales, who is not present Boys….

There is no shortage of references to the players on the eve of the match against the Netherlands, from Messi’s Topo Gigio to coach Van Gaal, to Rodrigo de Paul’s injury, to how Draw studied who was about to conclude the penalties.

Curiously he is not listened to Boysbut until the end, when the caravan with the heroes tries to reach the Obelisk, nor the theme of Wos.

AND I choose to believe it ends like this Save Private RyanSpielberg’s film, in this case with the Argentine flag waving.

“I choose to believe”

Documentary. Argentina, 2023. 96′, ATP. From: Gonzalo Arias. With narration by: Ricardo Darín. Available in: HBO Max.