In 1978,to the astonishment of Amnesty International and other Human Rights organizations, the eleventh World Cup was staged in Argentina. A ruthless Military dictatorship led by President Jorge Vilela brutalised, tortured and murdered thousands of their own people to stay in power. Under the guise of the Beautiful Game, this cesspit of Generals would attempt to achieve respectability in the Worlds eye. But for this to succeed victory had to be achieved at any price. So, just to be sure they decided to fix it. Once Upon a Time in Argentina tells the story of a young Scottish journalist Alex Mackenzie, who travels to Argentina, utterly oblivious to what is really going on behind the blinding confetti splashed stadiums. Hes interested only in the football, the beer and the women. But its a meeting with an Argentine journalist Sebastian Gomez and his sister Maria, who Mackenzie falls in love with, that opens his eyes to the true, vicious reality of the Mundial. In time, Mackenzie, along with Sebastian Gomez and a wizened, old Scottish hack Hugh Morley, find themselves involved in the biggest sporting fix in history. The French Poet Charles Baudelaire once claimed The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didnt exist. Well, for a period during the Seventies he did exist and had pitched his tent in Argentina.

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