Ilusión Nacional

"In every defeat there is a victory."

A sport like football is primarily a passionate celebration, but one that is so massive (economically, politically and socially) that it, of course, also brings many problems. Olallo Rubio's third documentary (and fourth film in total), Ilusión Nacional, is a take on how the world's most popular sport relates to Mexican society and politics.

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Land of the Quintuplets

Land of the Quintuplets

1942

Picturesque Patzcuaro

Picturesque Patzcuaro

1942

Seeing El Salvador

Seeing El Salvador

1945

Cold Waves

Cold Waves

2007

Burgundy: People with a Passion for Wine

Burgundy: People with a Passion for Wine

2016

Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died

Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died

2016

Parrot Heads

Parrot Heads

2017

Werner We Love You

Werner We Love You

2017

A Farra do Circo

A Farra do Circo

2013

Iranian

Iranian

2014

Something in the Water

2008

Woodstock '99

Woodstock '99

2000

Heterodyne

Heterodyne

1967

The Queen

2013

Bim Bam Boom, Las Luchas Morenas

Bim Bam Boom, Las Luchas Morenas

2014

History of the Amiga

History of the Amiga

1991

The Trials of Alger Hiss

The Trials of Alger Hiss

1980

City Dreamers

City Dreamers

2018

Prison to Praise

Prison to Praise

1994

Infamy

Infamy

2005