Short film
Messi: The Forgotten Tape
2026 · 24 min
A short, talky documentary that turns a dusty videotape into a quiet tug of war over belonging, with archival warmth and a lingering sense of what might have been.
- Directed by
- Nicolás Salazar
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Lionel Messi, Fernando Palomo, Pablo Zabaleta
- Overview
- A VHS featuring Lionel Messi starts a tug of war between Spain and Argentina over his loyalty.
- How it feels
- Tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Identity, loyalty, politics, memory
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Nicolás Salazar
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Lionel Messi, Fernando Palomo, Pablo Zabaleta
