Project Detail

Cantona

Name: Cantona
Director: David Tryhorn, Ben Nicholas
Genre: Sport, Biography
Released: 2026
Duration: 115 min

Synopsis

The most gifted footballer of his generation was finished. Retired in disgrace at 25, he appeared destined for permanent exile from the sport he loved.
Incapable of blind obedience, Eric Cantona was a libertine who bridled against conformity whenever he felt its grip tighten. The French branded him unmanageable. But the fire that burned in Eric became the spark to ignite a dynasty at Manchester United.
At turns thoughtful and explosive, CANTONA reveals how legendary manager Alex Ferguson channelled the brilliance of this most captivating and unpredictable of athletes. A tale of friendship and fatherhood, Cantona and Ferguson's testimonies reveal how a man misread as hostile and unknowable was finally understood, loved, and forgiven, by the strictest disciplinarian in football.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2026 - Special Screenings - World premiere

Details

Year: 2026
Type of project: Features
Running time: 115 min
Director: David Tryhorn, Ben Nicholas
Producer: Sean Richard
Executive Producer: Jon Owen, Jonathan Rogers, Oli Slipper, Max Dobbyn
Editor: Andrew Hewitt
Screenwriter: Stevan Riley
Composer: Paul Hartnoll
Principal cast: With contributions from Eric Cantona, Alex Ferguson, David Beckham, Guy Roux, Albert Cantona, Leonor Cantona
Archive Producer: Andres Aristizabal

Genre

Sport Biography

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Pitch Productions in co-production with Object

Pitch Productions

c/o Pitch International

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Sales Company

Cinetic Media

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