While Nike is ubiquitous internationally today and Air Jordans have become an integral part of our contemporary culture, that wasn’t always the case. In his new film Air, Ben Affleck decides to tell the crazy story behind the creation of the first Air Jordans, with a five-star cast that brings together Matt Damon (who co-wrote the film), but also Viola Davis, Jason Bateman or Julius Tennon. The film will tell how businessman Sonny Vaccaro (portrayed on screen by Matt Damon) and Nike co-founder Philip Knight (played by Ben Affleck) managed to convince one of the most influential shoe brands of the time to bet billions of dollars on a basketball player, namely the legend Michael Jordan. A historic partnership, but also a real family story, told thanks to Viola Davis in the role of Deloris Jordan, mother and first supporter of the famous basketball player. which is all in the game, tells the infallible strength of a mother who knows the value of the immense talent of her son, and looks back on the phenomenon of basketball which will become the greatest of all time. tells us the official synopsis of the film. Air is the first realization of Ben Affleck since They live the night in 2016 and Argo in 2013, crowned best film of the year at the Oscars. The film will be released on April 5, theatrically in the US and streaming on Prime Video everywhere in the world.
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