The acclaimed player of real Madrid, Junior viniciuswill reach the platform of streaming Netflix With a documentary that shares the most challenging moments of his career, his dreams and the painful episodes of racism that he has lived on the pitch, such as when the opposite fans chanted offensive messages against him.
The production will feature testimonies from professional football figures such as his compatriot Neymar Jr., and players Roberto Carlos, Toni Kroos, Karim Benzema and Thibaut Courtois. In an advance, the platform offered a look at the life of the left end both on and off the court.
The documentary, entitled Dance, Viniit will premiere on May 15 and seek to share intimate moments of the winner of the UEFA The Best, entering its origins and showing a more personal facet of the player.
Real Madrid shirt carrier, Vinicius will take the public to know their fight against racism in football.
The story follows a chronological line that moves fans to São Gonçalo, a community located in Rio de Janeiro, where he grew up and began his dream of becoming a footballer to help his family out of poverty.
With just 24 years, Vinicius has established himself as one of the most acclaimed stars of world football. However, the documentary will also show its most sensitive side and the efforts made before its stage in Flamengo, its signing with Real Madrid and its achievements: two European champions leagues and three Spanish League titles, stages marked by effort and adversity.
Production also focuses on racism acts suffered by the player in Europe. One of the 16 incidents recorded by the ESPN sports chain occurred on December 30, 2022, during a match between Real Valladolid and Real Madrid, when it was insulted by a group of fans with expressions such as “mono” and other racist offenses.
Another episode occurred on September 16, 2022, when a Spanish soccer player launched discriminatory comments on a television program. “If you want to dance Samba, you go to the Brazilian sambodrome,” he said. “Here what you have to do is respect and stop doing the monkey,” says Espn.
These statements caused a strong reaction and led the player to the limit, facts that will also be portrayed in the documentary.
Together with Vinicius, the testimonies of Neymar, Benzema, Toni Kroos and Roberto Carlos will deepen the life of the striker of the merengue team, highlighting their impact inside and outside the field.