Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait

Cert: PG

Dir: Philippe Parreno/Douglas Gordon 06 France/Iceland 96 mins Subtitled

Cast: Zinédine Zidane

screening on:
Sun 08 Jun

 

Turner Prize-winning artist and filmmaker Gordon teams up with French artist Parreno to create a work glorious in its simplicity. Driven by a stunning score from Scottish band Mogwai, this is a portrait on film, in action and in real time, using seventeen synchronised cameras each focusing solely on Zinédine Zidane, one of the world's greatest footballers, over the course of a single match between Real Madrid and Villareal.

Screening Date & Time

Let the Games Begin: A Season of Film & Sport

Fri 06 - Sun 15 Jun

Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait is part of Let the Games Begin: A Season of Film & Sport

Let the Games Begin explores and celebrates the cultural and social significance of sport, its beauty and excitement. The films are diverse and global and bring together an array of sporting themes, struggles and triumphs to the big screen.

Also part of Let the Games Begin: A Season of Film & Sport:

• Table Tennis Tournament
• Water Lilies Fri 06 - Thu 12 Jun
• This Fighting Spirit Sat 07 - Wed 11 Jun
• Substitute Sun 08 Jun
• Ping Pong Sun 15 Jun

Further information about Let the Games Begin: A Season of Film & Sport