Offside (Spanish: En fuera de juego)[1] is a 2011 Spanish Argentine comedy film directed by David Marqués from a screenplay by Rafael Calatayud and Kiko Martínez which stars Fernando Tejero and Diego Peretti.
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| Spanish | En fuera de juego |
| Directed by | David Marqués |
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| Produced by | Kiko Martínez |
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| Cinematography | Federico Ribes |
| Edited by | Iván Aledo |
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| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editSleazy third division football agent Javi comes across football-hating physician Diego Garrido (forced to pose as an agent and to travel from Argentina to Madrid), uneasily joining forces to manage the affairs of 17-year-old Argentine football prodigy Gustavo César.[2][3][4]
Cast
edit- Fernando Tejero as Javi[5]
- Diego Peretti as Diego Garrido[2]
- Chino Darín as Gustavo César[2]
- Patricia Montero as Lourdes[6]
- Pepe Sancho as don Julio[6]
- Hugo Silva as Hugo[6]
- Laura Pamplona as Gemma[6]
- Carolina Peleritti as Ana[6]
- Carmen Ruiz as Mónica[6]
- Ricardo Darín as Coco[2]
- Carlos Chamarro as López[7]
Football personalities Iker Casillas, Martín Palermo, José Ramón de la Morena, Manolo Esteban, and Manuel Llorente feature in cameo roles.[3]
Production
editThe film is a Nadie es Perfecto PC, Dos Medidas, and Royal Cinema Group production.[8] Shooting locations included Barcelona, Madrid, Buenos Aires, and Valencia.[9]
Release
editThe film was presented at the Málaga Film Festival in April 2011.[4][3] It also screened at the Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival (Cinemed) in October 2011.[10]
Reception
editPere Vall of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting the head-to-head between Tejero and Peretti as the best thing about the film.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mira, Alberto (2020). Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 387. ISBN 978-1-5381-2268-6.
- ^ a b c d Ródenas Lopera 2019, p. 56.
- ^ a b c "'En fuera de juego' muestra en el Festival de Málaga las corruptelas del fútbol". El Día de Córdoba. Grupo Joly. 2 April 2011.
- ^ a b Boquerini (1 April 2011). "Fútbol y pícaros para echar el cierre al Festival de Málaga". La Voz de Cádiz. Grupo Joly.
- ^ Ródenas Lopera, Nereida (2019). "Un recorrido por la filmografía hispano-argentina de Ricardo Darín" (PDF). Quaderns de Cine (14). San Vicente del Raspeig: Universidad de Alicante: 56. doi:10.14198/QdCINE.2019.14.06.
- ^ a b c d e f Zorrilla, Mikel (1 June 2012). "Estrenos de cine | 1 de junio | El otro regreso de Blancanieves". Espinof.
- ^ Gronda, Rosa (18 June 2012). "El fútbol y su salsa agridulce". El Litoral.
- ^ "En fuera de juego". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "El Valencia CF y su afición, protagonistas en el cine". Las Provincias. Grupo Vocento. 22 May 2012.
- ^ "La película ´En fuera de juego´, de David Marqués, premiada en Montpellier". Diario de Ibiza. Prensa Ibérica. 2 November 2011.
- ^ Vall, Pere (17 March 2011). "En fuera de juego". Fotogramas.