January 29, 2016 - 14:47 AMT
“Amy” director Asif Kapadia to helm Diego Maradona documentary

Asif Kapadia, the director of the Oscar-nominated “Amy”, is to helm a feature documentary about the soccer player Diego Maradona, Variety reports.

The film will be handled internationally by Altitude Film Sales and introduced to buyers at Berlin, with U.S. sales being handled by Cinetic Media.

Altitude Film Distribution has taken UK rights to the film, titled “Maradona.” The company also distributed “Amy,” which took £3.76 million ($5.39 million), making it the highest-grossing British documentary of all time at the UK box office.