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Kill the Jockey

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Once-renowned jockey Remo Manfredi (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart) has run out of track. Perpetually inebriated, hopped up on horse drugs, and in hock to a minor mafioso, Remo seems to have a death wish. His girlfriend and fellow jockey Abril (Úrsula Corberó) is pregnant, but more invested in the libidinous equestrian underworld than in their drab domestic existence. Remo's only hope of getting out of debt and starting a new life is riding on Mishima, a thoroughbred specially imported from Japan for his next big race. When Mishima leaps over the fence, Remo winds up in the hospital with a life-threatening concussion. Hunted by the mob and replaced in Abril's bed by the alluring Ana (Mariana Di Girolamo), Remo dons a disguise and finds himself as herself, wandering the streets of Buenos Aires in a striking mink coat and going by the name Dolores. A wild and surreal crime comedy from Luis Ortega (El Angel), Kill the Jockey explores the fluidity of identity, desire, and animal magnetism in a wholly original and unpredictable register.
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Cast & Crew

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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

Critics Reviews

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William Repass Slant Magazine Kill the Jockey’s originality consists not just in taking the clichéd metaphor of rebirth literally, but in casually ratcheting that literalness to ever more fantastical degrees. Rated: 3/4 Jun 29, 2025 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru An outrageously funny, off-kilter and refreshingly unpredictable dark comedy with shades of Kaurismäki and Buñuel Jun 28, 2025 Full Review Randy Meeks Espinof Kill the Jockey is a thousand films in one, an absolutely imperfect and inhomogeneous mix, but at the same time it doesn't want to pretend to be anything else or apologize to anyone along the way. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Jun 2, 2025 Full Review Javier Ocaña El Pais (Spain) There's no underlying reflection here, no truly consistent subtext, no dramatic conflict that stands alone. The film doesn't seem to be about anything. [Full review in Spanish] May 30, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Once-renowned jockey Remo Manfredi (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart) has run out of track. Perpetually inebriated, hopped up on horse drugs, and in hock to a minor mafioso, Remo seems to have a death wish. His girlfriend and fellow jockey Abril (Úrsula Corberó) is pregnant, but more invested in the libidinous equestrian underworld than in their drab domestic existence. Remo's only hope of getting out of debt and starting a new life is riding on Mishima, a thoroughbred specially imported from Japan for his next big race. When Mishima leaps over the fence, Remo winds up in the hospital with a life-threatening concussion. Hunted by the mob and replaced in Abril's bed by the alluring Ana (Mariana Di Girolamo), Remo dons a disguise and finds himself as herself, wandering the streets of Buenos Aires in a striking mink coat and going by the name Dolores. A wild and surreal crime comedy from Luis Ortega (El Angel), Kill the Jockey explores the fluidity of identity, desire, and animal magnetism in a wholly original and unpredictable register.
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
Distributor
Music Box Films
Production Co
Infinity Films, Exile Content Studio, Rei Cine
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Crime, Comedy
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 2, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 36m