''9'' is a 2021 Uruguayan-Argentine
sports
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drama
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film written and directed by Martín Barrenechea & Nicolás Branca (in their directorial debuts). It stars
Enzo Vogrincic,
Rafael Spregelburd, Horacio Camandulle, Rogelio Gracia,
Roxana Blanco, Lara Sofía, Santiago Sanguinetti. The film won Best International Film at the 8th
National Film Awards
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. It was also considered by Uruguay's Instituto Nacional del Cine and the Audiovisual Uruguayo for the Uruguayan selection for the
Best International Feature Film at the
95th Academy Awards, but it was not chosen.
Synopsis
Christian Arias is a successful
football player
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who, at the age of 23, projects himself as a great figure in world soccer. He lives isolated in a luxurious and solitary environment, besieged by fans, pressured by the press and sentenced to fulfill commitments set by his parents, who also act as their representative. Christian feels for the first time the need to escape.
Cast
The actors participating in this film are:
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Rafael Spregelburd as Óscar
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Enzo Vogrincic as Christian
* Horacio Camandulle as Wilmer
* Rogelio Gracia as Damián
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Roxana Blanco as Dr. Gutman
* Lara Sofía as Belén
* Santiago Sanguinetti as Gabriel
Release
The film premiered on 12 November 2021 in the Official Section of the 47th
Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival.
It had its commercial premiere in Uruguayan movie theaters on 7 July 2022.
References
External links
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2021 films
2021 drama films
Uruguayan drama films
Argentine drama films
2020s Spanish-language films
Films set in Uruguay
Films shot in Uruguay
Films about sportspeople
2021 directorial debut films
2020s Uruguayan films
2020s Argentine films
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