Completed - SPANISH - Family, First film, Drama - 102 minutes
A 13-year old small-town soccer prodigy from Uruguay gets the chance of his life to follow his dreams and get his humble family out of poverty. Propelled into youth pro soccer, he is soon blinded by life in the fast track. It takes an accident to bring him down to earth.
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Carlos MORELLI Writer(s) : Carlos MORELLI Cast : Facundo CAMPELO, Candelaria RIENZI, Cesár TRONCOSO, Néstor GUZZINI, Marcel KEOROGLIAN, Verónica PERROTA, Roney VILLELA Producer(s) : Lucia GAVIGLIO SALKIND (U Films), Andrés VALERA (CORAL CINE), Daniel PENSA (PENSA&ROCCA CINE), Beto RODRIGUES (PANDA FILMES)
A 13-year old small-town soccer prodigy from Uruguay gets the chance of his life to follow his dreams and get his humble family out of poverty. Propelled into youth pro soccer, he is soon blinded by life in the fast track and gets into collision course with his heart-of-gold janitor dad. It takes an accident to bring him down to earth and recognize what is really important in life.Based on the book "Mi Mundial" a coming-of-age Latin American best-seller by former Uruguayan soccer player, Daniel Baldi.
Country(ies) : URUGUAY, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL
Busan IFF 2017 Flash ForwardVentana Sur 2017 Latam ScreeningsGuadalajara FICG 2017 (Work in progress Award)