The Extortion

Intense and intriguing thriller from the aviator industry with the acting legend Guillermo Francella in the lead, which became a great success at the cinemas in Argentina.

Guillermo Francella (El Clan, The Secret in Their Eyes) is the flight captain Alejandro Petrossián in a sparkling multifaceted manner. He is highly regarded and commands great respect from his colleagues, but he is also a coward and lacks backbone at times. His retirement is fast approaching, and in order to earn some extra cash, he decides, after much hesitation, to agree to transport a suitcase with unknown contents between Buenos Aires and Madrid. What seems like a simple task becomes the start of a personal nightmare for Alejandro, who is suddenly under the surveillance of Argentina's corrupt intelligence service. Now both his legacy, marriage and perhaps even his life are at stake. And the intrigues have just begun.

«There is something Hitchcockian about the Argentine thriller The Extortion.»
– Alan Zilberman, Washington City Paper –

Jon Sæter

Reception, The Embassy of Argentina in Oslo

Ahead of the screening of THE EXTORTION at Vika, 19.45 the Argentinian Embassy will serve food from 19.15. The event is done in collaboration with the Embassy of Argentina in Oslo.

Director

Martin Zadeilis er en argentinsk regissør og produsent. Han har i tillegg til to filmer, regissert en rekke TV-serieepisoder, blant annet for seer- og kritikersuksessen The Envoys.

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