Offside (2011 film)

Offside (Spanish: En fuera de juego)[1] is a 2011 Spanish Argentine comedy film directed by David Marqués from a screenplay by Rafael Calatayud and Kiko Martínez which stars Fernando Tejero and Diego Peretti.

Offside
Spanish theatrical release poster
SpanishEn fuera de juego
Directed byDavid Marqués
Screenplay by
  • Rafael Calatayud
  • Kiko Martínez
Produced byKiko Martínez
Starring
CinematographyFederico Ribes
Edited byIván Aledo
Music by
  • Nacho Mañó
  • Nico Cota
Production
companies
  • Nadie es Perfecto PC
  • Dos Medidas
  • Royal Cinema Group
Release dates
  • 1 April 2011 (2011-04-01) (Málaga)
  • 1 June 2012 (2012-06-01) (Spain)
  • 14 June 2012 (2012-06-14) (Argentina)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Argentina
LanguageSpanish

Plot

Sleazy third division football agent Javi comes across football-hating physician Diego Garrido (forced to pose as an agent and to travel from Argentina to Madrid), uneasily joining forces to manage the affairs of 17-year-old Argentine football prodigy Gustavo César.[2][3][4]

Cast

Football personalities Iker Casillas, Martín Palermo, José Ramón de la Morena, Manolo Esteban, and Manuel Llorente feature in cameo roles.[3]

Production

The film is a Nadie es Perfecto PC, Dos Medidas, and Royal Cinema Group production.[8] Shooting locations included Barcelona, Madrid, Buenos Aires, and Valencia.[9]

Release

The film was presented at the Málaga Film Festival in April 2011.[4][3] It also screened at the Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival (Cinemed) in October 2011.[10]

Reception

Pere Vall of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting the head-to-head between Tejero and Peretti as the best thing about the film.[11]

See also

References
  1. Mira, Alberto (2020). Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 387.
  2. Ródenas Lopera 2019, p. 56.
  3. "'En fuera de juego' muestra en el Festival de Málaga las corruptelas del fútbol". El Día de Córdoba. Grupo Joly. 2 April 2011.
  4. Boquerini (1 April 2011). "Fútbol y pícaros para echar el cierre al Festival de Málaga". La Voz de Cádiz. Grupo Joly.
  5. Ródenas Lopera, Nereida (2019). "Un recorrido por la filmografía hispano-argentina de Ricardo Darín" (PDF). Quaderns de Cine. San Vicente del Raspeig: Universidad de Alicante: 56. doi:10.14198/QdCINE.2019.14.06.
  6. Zorrilla, Mikel (1 June 2012). "Estrenos de cine | 1 de junio | El otro regreso de Blancanieves". Espinof.
  7. Gronda, Rosa (18 June 2012). "El fútbol y su salsa agridulce". El Litoral.
  8. "En fuera de juego". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  9. "El Valencia CF y su afición, protagonistas en el cine". Las Provincias. Grupo Vocento. 22 May 2012.
  10. "La película ´En fuera de juego´, de David Marqués, premiada en Montpellier". Diario de Ibiza. Prensa Ibérica. 2 November 2011.
  11. Vall, Pere (17 March 2011). "En fuera de juego". Fotogramas.
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