EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the first clip from Cruyff, Box to Box’s series about Dutch soccer legend Johan Cruyff. The four-part documentary from the Formula 1: Drive to Survive producers will feature contributions from some of soccer’s biggest names including Pep Guardiola, Xavi Hernández, Dennis Bergkamp and Ruud Gullit. The clip shows Guardiola, a Cruyff protégé, with his mentor.
Box to Box is producing with Dutch outfit Lusus. The filmmakers had unprecedented access to the Cruyff family’s private archives, including unseen home movies and a series of deeply personal audio recordings Cruyff made in the final months of his life. Previously unheard, these form a narrative thread throughout the doc, as the sports star reflects on his life.
The series also has Cruyff’s lifelong partner, Danny, and children Jordi, Chantal and Susila speak openly about his life beyond the pitch for the first time. Jordi Cruyff said: “For many years
...Keep reading this article on DEADLINE.
