Baggio: The Divine Ponytail

• Drama

This biographical drama intimately portrays the 22-year career of soccer icon Roberto Baggio, moving beyond the typical sports biopic tropes to explore the internal conflicts that shadowed his on-field brilliance. The film meticulously details not just his athletic achievements and frustrating clashes with demanding coaches, but also his quiet, evolving spiritual journey towards Buddhism as a means of coping with devastating injuries and the immense pressure of national expectation. It’s a uniquely contemplative portrait of a celebrated athlete grappling with identity and finding solace amidst professional and personal upheaval—a study of resilience born not from unwavering ambition, but from a yearning for inner peace and a detached acceptance of fate even during moments of triumph and crushing defeat.