Synopse
With his absurd tragicomedy about a fallen jockey, Argentine director Luis Ortega once again shows himself to be a cinematic visionary with a unique style. Remo Manfredini was once a celebrated jockey. But his self-destructive behaviour outshines his talent more and more and endangers his relationship with his girlfriend Abril. On the day of the most important race of his career, with which he wants to pay off his debts to the mafia boss Sirena, Remo has a serious accident. When he regains consciousness, he disappears from the hospital and wanders through the streets of Buenos Aires. Freed from his image and identity, he begins to discover who he really wants to be. But Sirena wants to find him at any price, dead or alive.
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LUIS ORTEGA (*1980 in Argentina) has been one of the most exciting voices of Argentine cinema since his first two feature films Caja negra (2002) and Monobloc (2005). His serial killer biopic The Black Angel was Argentina's Oscar candidate in 2019.
Info
Original Title: El Jockey
International Title: Kill the Jockey
Category: Feature
Section: Vitrina
Version & Subtitles: Spanish
Director: Luis Ortega
Screenplay: Fabian Casas, Luis Ortega, Rodolfo Palacios
Cast/Protagonists: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Úrsula Corberó, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Mariana Di Girolamo, Daniel Fanego, Osmar Núñez, Roberto Carnaghi, Luis Ziembrowski, Jorge Prado, Adriana Aguirre, Roly Serrano
Production country: Mexico, United States, Spain, Denmark, Argentina
Year of Production: 2024
Length: 96 min
Producer: Benjamín Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, Matías Roveda, Luis Ortega, Esteban Perroud, Axel Kuschevatzky, Cindy Teperman, Charlie Cohen, Paz Lázaro, Nando Vila
Production company: Rei Pictures
Cinematography: Timo Salminen
Sound: Guido Berenblum, Javier Umpiérrez, Claus Lynge
Editor: Rosario Suárez, Yibrán Asuad
Music: Sune Rose Wagner
Production Design: Julia Freid
Costume Design: Beatriz Di Benedetto
World Sales: Isabel Ivars, Protagonist Pictures
