A much-vaunted prodigy when snapped up by Manchester United from Sporting Lisbon in 2003, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is now, alongside Lionel Messi, the best-known player on the planet, and a hero for both Real Madrid and Portugal. The list of awards he’s won at the age of 30 beggars belief, and CR7 is now a global brand within itself. Now for the first time we are about to be treated into a glimpse of the striker’s life thanks to the documentary film Ronaldo.
Filmed over 14 months with unprecedented access into the inner circle of the man and the sport, this is the first official and fully authorised film of one of the most celebrated figures in football.
For the first time ever, the world gets vividly candid and un-paralleled, behind-closed-doors access to the footballer, father, family-man and friend in this moving and fascinating documentary. Through in-depth conversations, state of the art football footage, the film gives an astonishing insight into the sporting and personal life of triple Ballon D’or winner Cristiano Ronaldo at the peak of his career.
From the makers of ‘Senna’ and ‘Amy’, Ronaldo takes audiences on an intimate and revealing journey of what it’s like to live as an iconic athlete in the eye of the storm.
Ronaldo gets it’s Worldwide release in cinemas tonight, for which you can find out more information here, and you can watch the trailer below.