Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait

Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait

Directed by Philippe Parreno, Douglas Gordon

Produced by Anna Lena Films, Naflastrengir

200690 min5.9 / 10

An experimental documentary that transforms a single soccer match into an intimate, meditative portrait of genius through radical formal constraint and visual poetry.

Halfway between a sports documentary and an conceptual art installation, "Zidane" consists in a full-length soccer game (Real Madrid vs. Villareal, April 23, 2005) entirely filmed from the perspective of soccer superstar Zinedine Zidane.

Questions people ask

  • Is Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% of films.

  • Is Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

33/ 100

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Rarity97

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Surprise9

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Love20

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