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The Extortion
2023 Argentine film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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.[2][3][4]
Cast
- 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
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
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]
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