Anelka: Misunderstood (Anelka: L'incompris) (2020)

A good movie

“Everyone who's slightly familiar with French football, at least, from my generation, has heard about Nicolas Anelka so I have to admit that I was quite eager to check this documentary. Indeed, pretty much from the very beginning of his career, Anelka became the black sheep of the French football, probably even more than Eric Cantona in the 90's. Obviously, with this movie, you get a pretty good summary of his 20 years career during which he played for more than 10 clubs in 7 different countries. Eventually, you might still wonder if the whole thing has not been a huge waste. I mean, on one hand, Anelka was very early on in his career on the verge of becoming the biggest player of the planet but he never fulfilled these expectations. On the other hand, following his retirement, you get to s” read more