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. PlotSleazy 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] ProductionThe 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] ReleaseThe 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] ReceptionPere 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 alsoReferences
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