THE EXTORTION
OPENING NIGHT FILM / BY INVITATION ONLY
THURSDAY, JUNE 13 @ 6:00 P.M.
Instituto Cervantes New York
211 East 49th Street
New York, NY 10017
ORIGINAL TITLE:
LA EXTORSIÓN
DIRECTOR(S):
Martino Zaidelis
COUNTRY:
Argentina
DATE COMPLETED:
2023
LENGTH OF FILM:
105 min
FILM CATEGORY:
Thriller
PRODUCER(S):
Axel Kuschevatzky, Muriel Cabeza
CAST:
Guillermo Francella, Pablo Rago, Andrea Frigerio
One of the highest-grossing films in the history of Argentina, THE EXTORTION features an all-star cast led by Guillermo Francella (All Hail, The Heist of the Century, The One in Charge), Pablo Rago (The Secret in Their Eyes), and Andrea Frigerio (The Distinguished Citizen) among others.
Alejandro is an experienced airline pilot. He loves his profession but is hiding a secret: a medical condition that would mean immediate retirement. When a sinister character from the Intelligence Services finds out, Alejandro is blackmailed into transporting some mysterious suitcases on the Buenos Aires-Madrid route, no questions asked. Haunted by the suspicious luggage, Alejandro is thrust into a dangerous world of intrigue and corruption in this action-packed thriller guaranteed to keep audiences on the edge of their seats.
Martino Zaidelis
Martino Zaidelis (Buenos Aires, 1977) has been a partner and director in 100 Bares production company since 2005. He was producer/director for the first two seasons of the Paramount + series “Los Enviados,” and his feature "RE LOCA" was one of Argentina's most successful films of 2018. He was Executive Producer of the TV fiction series “Entre Caníbales”, distributed by SONY and coproduced with Argentina’s TELEFE channel. His filmography includes the miniseries “El hombre de tu vida” for TELEFE and HBO, for which he was awarded the Martin Fierro Prize for Best TV Director, plus several documentaries and reality shows such as “Cuentos Cardinales” (TELEFE), “Había una vez un club” (CANAL 13, Argentina) and “Capitales del Fútbol” (ESPN), among others. He has also worked on the crew for the motion pictures “Metegol”, “Luna de Avellaneda”, “El hijo de la novia” and “El cuento de las comadrejas”.