The King – Jari Litmanen

The King – Jari Litmanen

Promotional poster
Directed by Arto Koskinen
Produced by Mika Kaurismäki
Written by Mika Kaurismäki
Arto Koskinen
Starring Jari Litmanen
Distributed by Marianna Films
Release dates
  • September 28, 2012 (2012-09-28)
Running time
107 minutes
Country Finland
Language Finnish, English, Dutch, Spanish

The King – Jari Litmanen (also known as King Litmanen, Finnish: Kuningas Litmanen) is a 2012 Finnish documentary film about the football player Jari Litmanen. He is considered to be Finland's greatest footballer of all time.

The film was shot in Finland, Amsterdam, Barcelona and Liverpool.[1] It features comments of Litmanen's former teammates like Danny Blind, Edwin van der Sar, Marc Overmars, Carles Puyol and Xavi Hernández as well as Louis van Gaal, the former Ajax Amsterdam manager. Title of the film refers to Litmanen's nickname, "The King", used by Finnish football fans.[2]

The Dutch premier of The King – Jari Litmanen was at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in November 2012.[3]

References

  1. The King – Jari Litmanen The Yellow Affair. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. Antti Alanen Film Diary Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. "IDFA toont docu over 'The King' Jari Litmanen" Het Parool, 7 November 2012. (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 March 2014.

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