A satirical behind-the-scenes look at corruption within football and the origins of FIFA's transformation from a simple sporting organization into a commercial and political powerhouse. At the center of the story is the institution's former president, João Havelange, the unlikely Brazilian outsider who took control of the organization from the Europeans and has remained its big boss for nearly three decades. Screening of episodes 1 and 2 of the TV series.
Armando Bó
Argentine screenwriter, producer, and director, Armando Bó was born in 1978. Creator of the series El Presidente, he won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) and also wrote Biutiful (2010). He made his feature film directorial debut with The Last Elvis (2012).
