Federer: Twelve Final Days misses the interesting part of a legend’s goodbye

Academy Award-winning director Asif Kapadia and director Joe Sabia came together to produce this new feature-length film chronicling the final 12 days of Federer’s professional tennis career. 

LOOKING BACK: Roger Federer attends Federer: Twelve Final Days at the Odeon Luxe, Leicester Square, London. Pic: Ian West, PA Wire

When is a goodbye at its most interesting? Is it the hugs? The tears? The resolution after as everyone gradually moves on? 

A new Roger Federer documentary about his final twelve days suffers because it fails to realise the answer is none of the above.