''The Extortion'' () is a 2023 Argentine thriller film directed by from a screenplay by Emanuel Diez which stars

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alongside

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and

Andrea Frigerio Andrea Luisa Mitchelstein, better known as Andrea Frigerio (born August 30, 1961 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine actress, television presenter, former model and author. Career She began her professional career as a model. In 1989, she began work ...

Plot

Veteran

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Alejandro Petrossián, close to retirement, is

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ed by the secret services after a manipulated medical test covering up Petrossián's partial

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is leaked, thereby becoming a sort of courier in between the airports of Ezeiza and Barajas.

Cast

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

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, 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

, - , rowspan = "4" , , , rowspan = "4" , 18th Sur Awards , , Best Supporting Actor , , Pablo Rago , , , , rowspan = "4" , , - , Best Original Score , , Pablo Borghi , , , - , Best Editing , , Ariel Frajnd , , , - , Best Sound , , Gonzalo Matijas, Rubén Piputto, Matías Vilaro , ,

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Extortion, The 2020s Argentine films Argentine thriller films 2020s Spanish-language films Films set in Madrid Films shot in Argentina Films set in Argentina Films shot in Madrid Films set in airports Films about extortion Spanish-language thriller films Warner Bros. films