The Extortion
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| Spanish | La extorsión |
| Directed by | Martino Zaidelis |
| Screenplay by | Emanuel Diez |
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| Cinematography | Lucio Bonelli |
| Edited by | Ariel Frajnd |
| Music by | Pablo Borghi |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
The Extortion[1] (Spanish: La extorsión) is a 2023 Argentine thriller film directed by Martino Zaidelis from a screenplay by Emanuel Diez which stars Guillermo Francella alongside Pablo Rago and Andrea Frigerio.
Plot
[edit | edit source]Veteran aircraft pilot Alejandro Petrossián, close to retirement, is blackmailed by the secret services after a manipulated medical test covering up Petrossián's partial hearing loss is leaked, thereby becoming a sort of courier in between the airports of Ezeiza and Barajas.[2][3][4]
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Guillermo Francella as Alejandro Petrossián[2]
- Pablo Rago as Saavedra[2]
- Andrea Frigerio as Carolina Guerrero[2]
- Alberto Ajaka as Porchietto[2]
- Carlos Portaluppi as Mario Aldana[2]
- Mónica Villa as Rita Tirabosco[2]
- Guillermo Arengo as Fernando Marconi[2]
- Carla Pandolfi as Andrea Vitale[2]
Production
[edit | edit source]The screenplay was penned by Emanuel Diez.[5] The film is a 100 Bares, Cimarrón Cine, Infinity Hill, and Particular Crowd production.[5] It was shot on location at the Ezeiza and Barajas airports.[6]
Release
[edit | edit source]Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures,[7] the film was released theatrically in Argentina on 6 April 2023.[8] It was the 2nd-most watched Argentine film in 2023 at the domestic box office, with 528,762 admissions.[9]
Accolades
[edit | edit source]| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2024 |
18th Sur Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Pablo Rago | Nominated | |
| Best Original Score | Pablo Borghi | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Ariel Frajnd | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound | Gonzalo Matijas, Rubén Piputto, Matías Vilaro | Nominated |
See also
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External links
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