Maradona.Pelé.Best.NorthernIreland'slegendarystarremainsoneofthemostnaturallygiftedfootballerstherehaseverbeen.Famouslycalledthe'bestplayerintheworld'byPelé,GeorgeBestgalvanizedManchesterUnited'sfive-yearrecoveryfromthetragedyoftheMunichaircrash.HisskillandexuberanceinspiredthemtowinleaguetitlesandtheEuropeanCup,eventhoughhewaslittlemorethanateenager.Tragically,hiscareerintheupperechelonsofsportwasoverbeforeheturned29,theresultofhisbruisingbattlewithalcoholismandthecrushingpressureofmodernfame.(Afterall,thiswasBritaininthefrenzyofBeatle-maniaand1960syouthculture,whereBestwasdubbed'ElBeatle'bytheworld'smedia.)ProducerJohnBattsek(2016'sOscar-nominatedWinteronFire:Ukraine'sFightforFreedom,TheImposter,ProjectNim)anddirectorDanielGordonre-teamaftertheiracclaimed,Emmy-nominatedHillsboroughtodeliveraheart-breakingportraitofoneoftheworld'strulygreatsportingtalents,whoseextraordinarygiftwasdecimatedbyhisownaddiction.