Kill the Jockey

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Kill the Jockey

2024

1h 36m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

Crime

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Remo Manfredini is a legendary jockey, but his self-destructive behaviour is beginning to outshine his talent and threaten his relationship with his girlfriend Abril. On the day of the most important race of his career that will clear him of his debts from his mobster boss Sirena, he has a severe accident, disappears from the hospital and wanders the streets of the city. Free from his identity, he starts to discover who he is truly meant to be. But Sirena wants him found, dead or alive.

Leslie Felperin

The Hollywood Reporter

The screenplay... is light on queer theory or even character motivation. But the comely cast, who contribute admirably athletic, physical performances across the board, have enough charisma and vigor to keep this not-especially-long film jaunty.

Aug 30, 2024

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Anahit Behrooz

Little White Lies

Silly, shambolic, and sincere, Kill the Jockey feels like the cinematic equivalent of throwing spaghetti at the wall: not all of it sticks, and some of it is overdone, but there is something charming about the wilfulness of doing it at all.

Aug 30, 2024

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Guy Lodge

Variety

Awash with kooky gags and bolstered by the strange, soulful presence of leading man Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, it’s fun but flighty, liable to throw some viewers from the saddle.

Aug 29, 2024

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Elena del Olmo Andrade

Caimán Cuadernos de Cine

Halfway between a surreal reflection on the consequences of fame and an experiment around the malleability of bodies. [Full review in Spanish]

Nov 13, 2024

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Juan Pablo Russo

EscribiendoCine

Ortega opts for a visual and thematic argument that rattles us and forces us to rethink the limits between the real and the absurd, the personal and the collective. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 10/10

Sep 30, 2024

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Guillermo Courau

La Nación (Argentina)

... A film impossible to overlook. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Sep 27, 2024

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Alfredo S

It's just not a story, makes no sense. Quite funny but without a punch or explanation, you can do something better with your life rather than watching this.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/22/24

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To F

Pinche película toda rara. Tiene buena fotografía y una escena con una canción muy chida qué destaca de todo lo demás. Es entretenida por su comedia sarcástica pero es toda una rareza.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/22/24

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Luis Ortega

Director

Úrsula Corberó

Abril

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Sirena

Nahuel Pérez Biscayart

Remo

Mariana Di Girólamo

Ana

Daniel Fanego

Fanego

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Synopsis

Remo Manfredini is a legendary jockey, but his self-destructive behaviour is beginning to outshine his talent and threaten his relationship with his girlfriend Abril. On the day of the most important race of his career that will clear him of his debts from his mobster boss Sirena, he has a severe accident, disappears from the hospital and wanders the streets of the city. Free from his identity, he starts to discover who he is truly meant to be. But Sirena wants him found, dead or alive.

Director: Luis Ortega
Producer: Charlie Cohen, Isaac Lee, Axel Kuschevatzky, Paz Lázaro, Cindy Teperman, Esteban Perroud, Luis Ortega
Screenwriter: Luis Ortega, Rodolfo Palacios, Fabian Casas
Production Co: Exile Content Studio, Infinity Films, Rei Cine
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Crime
Original Language: Spanish
Runtime: 1h 36m