14, 2006. The picture was presented at the Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival, Spain. The movie has been screened at a few film festivals, including: the Spanish and Latin American Film Festival, Ireland; and others. Critical reception Álvaro Sanjurjo Toucon, in a scholarly analysis of the film and Carlos Sorín's other works for FIPRESCI, had positive things to say of the picture. He summarized: "Sorín skillfully combines documentary footage of an unreflective, probably self-destructive, Maradona with the scenes involving the young man...sport hasn't been a major theme in Argentine movies, even though it is a significant part of the national identity. Sorín's films highlights the value of his work. In the same way in which we can watch a match from different perspectives depending on where we are seated, The Road to San Diego can be interpreted from various points of view. One has just to choose one of the many perspectives offered by the great filmmaker who is Carlos Sorin." Deborah Young, writing for Variety magazine, liked the film and wrote, "Carlos Sorín's delightfully offbeat Road to San Diego, about a young backwoodsman with a Diego Maradona fetish, is another audience-friendly addition to the director's repertoire." Awards Wins San Sebastián International Film Festival: Special Prize of the Jury; Carlos Sorin; 2006. Havana Film Festival: Grand Coral - Second Prize, Carlos Sorin; 2006. Nominations San Sebastián International Film Festival: Golden Seashell; Carlos Sorin; 2006. References External links (archived, 4 Oct 2006) El camino de San Diego at the cinenacional.com El camino de San Diego film review at La Nación by Adolfo C. Martínez El camino de San Diego film trailer at YouTube 2006 films 2000s sports comedy films 20th Century Fox films Films set in Argentina Argentine independent films 2000s Spanish-language films Films directed by Carlos Sorín 2006 independent films Argentine sports comedy films Argentine association football films Cultural depictions of Diego Maradona 2006 comedy films Films set in San Diego 2000s Argentine films