Subscribe to ITV Sport: Synopsis. Rebel. Hero. Hustler. God. Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the personal life and career of the controversial football player Diego Maradona who played for SSC Napoli and Argentina in the 1980s. Remove Ads. In this film, the athlete is a man of wild contradictions: there is Diego, the devoted son, hardworking and insecure; and Maradona, the character he invented to survive, arrogan, bullish, and on a Maradona Synopsis Renowned director Emir Kusturica presents a celebration of the phoenix-like resurrection of Diego Maradona: sporting hero, people's champion, fallen idol, man of politics and inspiration to millions. Hl7Tp.