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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 (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
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.
Cast
- Guillermo Francella as Alejandro Petrossián
- Pablo Rago as Saavedra
- Andrea Frigerio as Carolina Guerrero
- Alberto Ajaka as Porchietto
- Carlos Portaluppi as Mario Aldana
- Mónica Villa as Rita Tirabosco
- Guillermo Arengo as Fernando Marconi
- Carla Pandolfi as Andrea Vitale
Production
The screenplay was penned by Emanuel Diez. The film is a 100 Bares, Cimarrón Cine, Infinity Hill, and Particular Crowd production. It was shot on location at the Ezeiza and Barajas airports.
Release
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, the film was released theatrically in Argentina on 6 April 2023. It was the 2nd-most watched Argentine film in 2023 at the domestic box office, with 528,762 admissions.
Accolades
| 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
References
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- ^ Sánchez-Sequera, Marco (5 March 2024). "'La extorsión' – estreno en cines 8 de marzo". Audiovisual451.
- ^ Lazcano, Hugo (24 May 2023). "Se entrega Francella por completo en el filme 'La Extorsión'". Reforma.
- ^ a b Capillay, José (16 May 2023). "Tiroteos y mucha intriga en «La Extorsión», la nueva película de HBO Max". ADN Radio.
- ^ "Andrea Frigerio sobre "La extorsión": "Me encanta la historia; El elenco de este policial es un Dream Team"". CNN en Español. 1 April 2023.
- ^ ""La extorsión": la nueva película con Guillermo Francella tiene fecha de estreno y atrapante tráiler". La Voz del Interior. 6 December 2022.
- ^ "La película argentina con Guillermo Francella que aún está en los cines y ya se puede ver en el streaming". La Nación. 23 May 2023.
- ^ Scholz, Pablo O. (1 January 2024). "Un 2023 más que exitoso en los cines en la Argentina, y no solo por Barbie". Clarín.
- ^ "Premios Sur 2024: Conocé los nominados a lo mejor del cine y de las series argentinas". Infocielo. 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Premios Sur: la lista completa con todos los ganadores en la gran noche del cine argentino". La Nación. 27 August 2024.