You’ve already seen his career-ending head butt from the 2006
World Cup. But you haven’t seen French soccer deity Zinedine Zidane as
captured during a single (pre–head butt) game by 17
high-resolution cameras. They ignore the other players and only track
Zidane, revealing his monomaniacal aggression, stalking style of
play, and occasional adventures in groundskeeping. This movie is
beautiful, terrifying, and only tangentially about soccer. It is a
vision of man at his most ferocious, hunting his prey without
pity. (Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 329-2629. 7:15 and 9:15
pm, $5–$8.50. Fri–Sun April 4–6.)

Eli Sanders was The Stranger's associate editor. His book, "While the City Slept," was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He once did this and once won...