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Once In A Lifetime: Argentina I Episode 3: Now Or Never
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After a shock defeat to Saudi Arabia in the opening match of the 2022 World Cup, Messi and the Argentinian national team have no room for error. From near catastrophe they negotiate their way to the quarter finals, where they meet old adversaries, the Netherlands. Eli arrives in Buenos Aires hours before kick off and heads straight to the fan park where thousands of fans wait in anticipation. Can they take another step towards glory?
Después de la inesperada derrota ante Arabia Saudí en el debut del Mundial 2022, Messi y la selección argentina no tienen margen de error. De una situación casi catastrófica, se abren camino hasta los cuartos de final, donde se enfrentarán a Holanda, un viejo adversario. Eli llega a Buenos Aires horas antes del arranque y se dirige directamente al parque de hinchas donde miles de fanáticos esperan ansiosos. ¿Lograrán dar un paso más hacia la victoria?
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COPA90’s Once In A Lifetime takes an anthropological dive into football teams and their fanbases as they face the prospect of finally winning something.
In this four-part World Cup special, filmmaker Eli Mengem flies to Argentina to follow a country on the brink of ending the 36-year wait for the biggest prize in sport.
What he finds is a story which transcends football, reaching the very soul of a nation that lays itself bare over two fateful weeks. It's a story about Lionel Messi, Argentina and 45 million people looking to reclaim their place in history.
This is the all-angle, on the ground, as it happened, ultimate account of perhaps the greatest football story of our time.
This is Once In A Lifetime: Argentina.
Once In A Lifetime, de Copa90, es una inmersión antropológica en los equipos de fútbol y sus hinchas, que viven con la esperanza de por fin ganar algo grande.
En este especial de cuatro episodios sobre la Copa del Mundo, el cineasta Eli Mengem vuela a Argentina para acompañar a un país que está a punto de ponerle fin a 36 años de espera para ganar el mayor premio deportivo.
Lo que encuentra es una historia que va más allá del fútbol: toca el alma misma de una nación que se expone al mundo durante dos semanas decisivas. Es una historia sobre Lionel Messi, Argentina y 45 millones de personas que buscan reivindicar su puesto en la historia.
Este es el testimonio definitivo, directo y desde todos los ángulos, de lo que quizás sea el mayor acontecimiento deportivo de nuestra historia.
Esto es Once In A Lifetime: Argentina.
Directed & Produced: Eli Mengem
Executive Producers: Eli Mengem, Ross Whittow-Williams, Tom Thirlwall
Editor: Eli Mengem
Assistant Editor: Arran Sinclair
COPA90 Production: Dan Parker, Jack Fletcher
Director of Photography: Diogo Lopes
Cinematographers: Igal Albala, Adrijan Assoufi
Title & Graphic Design: We Are Frantic, Jeremie Peters, Dan Levey
Music: Universal Music Group
Post Production: Roundtable Post
Special Thanks: The whole team at COPA90 and the people of Argentina
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