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VIDEO: Cristiano Ronaldo documentary highlights rise to stardom

Reuters

Cristiano Ronaldo fans won't have to wait long to get an inside look at the Portuguese superstar's life away from the pitch.

A trailer for the documentary, "Ronaldo: Astonishing. Intimate. Definitive." was released Monday and offers an intimate glimpse at the sacrifices his mother made to ensure her son's dreams could be made possible and the struggle to balance his career and relationship with his son.

The trailer offers a pair of tidbits that will provoke various emotions from admirers and opponents.

One moment captures a jubilant Ronaldo asking, "Tell me who's the best player in the world?"

And quickly responding, "Me!" before breaking into hysterics.

The trailer concludes with a personal moment with his son, aptly named Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., where the youngster appears to troll his old man when he says he prefers to be a goalkeeper in the future.

To which dad responds, "A goalkeeper? Are you joking?"

(Courtesy: Cristiano Ronaldo)

The website for the movie describes the unprecedented access filmmakers were granted to make the documentary possible:

Filmed over 14 months with unprecedented access into the inner circle of the man and the sport, this is the first official and fully authorised film of one of the most celebrated figures in football.

For the first time ever, the world gets vividly candid and un-paralleled, behind-closed-doors access to the footballer, father, family-man and friend in this moving & fascinating documentary. Through in-depth conversations, state of the art football footage and never before seen archival footage, the film gives an astonishing insight into the sporting and personal life of triple Ballon D'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo at the peak of his career.

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