Barcelona saviour, Patrick O'Connell movie set to premiere in 2018
A documentary film about Patrick O'Connell, a man who ''left an indelible mark on football wherever he managed in Spain" will be released in 2018.
After 80 years in the wilderness and forgotten as the man who saved Football Club Barcelona, Patrick O'Connell was inducted into the club's hall of fame in 2015. The movie about the man and his legend will premiere in Dublin in May and Barcelona and Mexico in June and July.
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The story of Don Patricio is scarcely believable. From his days as a worker in Boland's Mill in Dublin to captaining Manchester United and saving Barcelona from the brink with a lucrative tour of Mexico, O'Connell's is certainly a life less ordinary.
The film documentary is 95 minutes long and tells the story of the Dubliner and the story of four football fans who try to resurrect his story internationally as they try to raise the money for a proper grave in London for Patrick.
Since the revival of the man's legacy has started, Real Betis installed a bust of their former manager outside their stadium to honour the man who brought them their first ever league title.
The movie was shot in Ireland, United Kingdom, Spain and Mexico over the last three years and was directed by Mike Andersen, who is based in Cadiz in the south of Spain.
Don Patricio documentary film release dates
- Dublin Premiere May 14th
- Dublin May 21st & 28th
- Belfast May 15th
- Belfast May 23rd
- Manchester May 21st & 22nd
- Glasgow June 6th (Provisional)
- Seville and Barcelona July with the film being translated into Spanish