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Completed - SPANISH - Family, First film, Drama - 102 minutes

Log Line

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.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2017 (Debut)
  • Busan 2017 (Line up)
  • Ventana Sur 2017 (Premiere)
  • Cannes 2018 (Line up)
Full history

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)

Synopsis

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.

Production

Country(ies) : URUGUAY, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL

Festivals and Awards

Busan IFF 2017 Flash Forward
Ventana Sur 2017 Latam Screenings
Guadalajara FICG 2017 (Work in progress Award)


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